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New Site Launched – Campus Outreach Indy
by Eric Clark on February 11, 2011
We just launched a new site for Campus Outreach Indianapolis. Check it out, www.coindy.org. Tweet
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How to jeopardize your business with ecommerce (and what to do when you’re in trouble)
by Josh Colter on September 7, 2010
It started innocently enough. The agency wanted a module for their Magento store. We built the extension and installed it for them. Problem solved. Fast forward a few months and we’re down a team member. There’s a lot of demand for Magento services, but we continued to struggle to maintain … Continue Reading
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Breaking up with Magento
by Josh Colter on August 17, 2010
It’s not you, it’s me. This relationship has had its share of ups and downs. Yes, we’ve become known as a Magento shop. Yes, change is scary. But we want to date other business models and platforms. I hope that we can still be friends. A Brief History Elias started … Continue Reading
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2 things that everyone at Wufoo has to do every week
by Josh Colter on August 11, 2010
We have one meeting a week on Fridays, and we get together. Everyone in the company has only two things that they have to do. Everyone has to do Customer Support, and everyone has to thank the people that basically pay their paycheck. And so everyone writes about 10 thank … Continue Reading
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"Pressuring a customer…"
by Josh Colter on July 14, 2010
Pressuring a customer to ensure that they sign your agreement before… [The founders of AnswerLab] both worked at multiple companies before starting AnswerLab and saw that the demands of outside investors to hit quarterly numbers can really impact the relationship companies have with their clients. Pressuring a customer to ensure … Continue Reading
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Changing Things UP.
by Lee Taylor on July 2, 2010
“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.“ – Winston Churchill I write to you all out of ambition and hopefulness. Though I also write this in a time of change and adjustment. Over a period of recent dialogues, ideas, challenges, and even joys … Continue Reading
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"If you spend time putting together…"
by Josh Colter on June 9, 2010
Rather than trying to invent a “make it big” idea, having good instincts, foresight and putting together a team that can execute has much greater value. If you spend time putting together a group of people that can actually deliver the goods, an idea becomes nothing more than a showcase … Continue Reading
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5 Lessons from a Viral Video
by Josh Colter on June 8, 2010
Adam Sadowsky, the guy behind the machine in OK Go‘s latest viral video This Too Shall Pass shared the following insights about lessons learned during its creation: small stuff stinks…but it’s essential planning is important…so is flexibility put reliable stuff last life can be messy this too shall pass I think these lessons are … Continue Reading
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Steve Jobs Quote: To design something really well, you have to…
by Josh Colter on June 7, 2010
“Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works. The design of the Mac wasn’t what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something … Continue Reading
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A Lesson Web Development Firms Can Learn From Pixar
by Josh Colter on June 3, 2010
Elias is a small web services firm. Everyday we face questions about constraints. It’s tempting to find client projects that will keep the lights on and then avoid taking risks; or sometimes we get so obsessed with discovering perfectly fulfilling work to the detriment of cash-flow. What client projects should … Continue Reading