Archive for December, 2005

Hiring Technical People

Posted by Tom on December 14th, 2005

Back at the beginning of the month I had the pleasure of attending Phil Windley’s CTO Breakfast. The discussion turned to hiring technically competent employees, which was particularly relevant to me, as I’m looking to hire a handful of competent

An Abundance Mentality

Posted by Tom on December 1st, 2005

I’ve been thinking a lot about what Phil Windley calls an “abundance mentality.” (He didn’t coin the term; it was through his article that I was introduced to the phrase.) I’ve been seeing variations on the same theme from Paul Allen (who really epitomizes the concept of an abundance mentality), Garr Reynolds, Kathy Sierra, and [...]