Tag Archives: Business

An Open Letter to 99designs

Hey Crew At 99designs,
I’m a fan of your work.  Your site, sitepoint, is a great resource to designers around the world.
Over the last year, slowly, you have been drug into the spec work conversation.
I don’t think you want to be here.  I really don’t.  I don’t see you as a middle man trying to make [...]

Spec Work Panel at SXSW

I’ve been thinking of the SXSW panel on spec work named after my post “Spec Work is Evil”
The panel was fantastic, because, it was really a panel.  There were people on one side, people on the other.  Other panel organizers, this is how it is done.
The panel was organized by the folks at CrowdSpring, which, [...]

TechStars Applications Closing this Saturday

TechStars, that kick ass company operating out of Boulder and Boston, who invests in up to 20 early stage startups a summer, is about to close their application process (this Saturday!).
You need to apply.
Or you need to push a friends team to apply.
This is a personal challenge. Talk it over with your friends in family.
TechStars [...]

Ignite Boulder 3

Wow, what a week.  I am just getting time to post a short review of Ignite Boulder 3.  In short, it rocked.
Ignite is my favorite tech event to attend.  High energy, smart, interesting, and full of friends that are not quite sober.
I wanted to thank the speakers from this event: Tim Poindexter, Ace Harmon, Brandon [...]

Best Breakfast In Boulder

Here is my definitive list of the best 9 breakfast spots in Boulder, Colorado.
*Caveat: Keep in mind I have celiacs, so I can’t have toast, pancakes, or anything else made from flour, and my experiences include the experiences of ordering off the menu with this allergy and getting sick if I was served something with [...]