Following in the same vein as The Hard Thing About Hard Things, I am going to discuss The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Devised in 2008 by Ries, the Lean methodology aims to put science around becoming an entrepreneur along with fostering an innovation environment. Ries demonstrates his model predominantly through examples of the company […]
Domain Knowledge is King
There was once a King named Harold who ruled over a glorious Kingdom. His lands stretched from the highest mountains in the North, to the whitest beaches in the South. His people were a pleasant, happy bunch and this was driven from the top. Harold was a kind, generous king who served his people true […]
The Chimp Paradox
Following my review of The Hard Thing About Hard Things, I wanted to discuss The Chimp Paradox by Professor Steve Peters. The book focuses on how to change your way of thinking in order to achieve greater confidence, success and general happiness. Although it can sound a bit pop science throughout, the author does have […]
Lessons Learned as a Manager
We all know the story. One minute you’re a junior developer learning your first regular expression. A few years and promotions later, you’re put in charge of a team of developers. Simple right? Just keep on cranking out the code, review the teams work and everything should fall into place. Except it doesn’t. It turns […]
What’s the deal with Hackathons?
We’ve all heard the term Hackathon and some of us have likely been to one. They are the stuff of legend – 48 hour coding sessions fuelled by pizza and energy drinks. Events which have spawned long lists of multi-million dollar success stories such as Carousell and GroupME. But what are they, and how do […]
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things, written by Ben Horowitz, is a tale about his personal career and lessons learnt. For those that haven’t heard of him, Ben Horowitz is a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur who was somewhat ahead of his time and is much revered within the community. He now spends most of his time […]
NDC Wrap-up
I thought my first post, having been the inspiration for me to start this blog, should be a wrap up of NDC London. This is the second time I have now attended NDC and having moved to Westminster, the setting itself was a lot more majestic than last years industrial backdrop of East London. If […]
Hello World
Inspired by my recent trip to NDC London, I have decided to create a foothold on the web in an attempt to build out and control my “personal brand”. Although the software developer in me is scared by this term, the leader and entrepreneur realises it’s an essential marketing tool and chance to show where […]