Communicating with a Dispersed Team

EllisLab, like many contemporary companies, has a staff that is dispersed around the world. We have staff in at least six states in the United States and in two other countries. Every workday for us now spans several time zones. This kind of situation can create some communication challenges for any size organization and we’re keenly aware of how this could affect us as we ...

EE in Short Order

How do you explain to someone what EE does when that person may have limited computer skills, may not understand how a database works, or even what one is?

Some days I have to remind myself that the Internet is still a new experience for many people. Even folks who have been using email for a decade may not know much about the web or how websites work, and frequently they ...

Choosing a new hire? Ask a two-year-old.

Many years ago, I was in charge of a childcare center with a staff of 29 that looked after about 60 children five days a week. The children were no younger than six weeks and no older than six years of age.

When I took over the leadership role at the center there were a lot of dysfunctional practices and systems that needed overhauling; one of them was the way we hired new ...

Gearlive Publishes EE Sneak Preview Video

A couple days ago I mentioned that Andru had recorded the EE 2.0 Sneak Preview. Good news, the video is now live at, um, GearLive. Check it out (and thanks Andru)!

Landing That First Client

This is a short story about landing my first paying client a few years ago when I was starting my web firm.

I launched the site for my new web business on April 2. It was ready for launch the day before, but I just couldn’t bring myself to launch on April 1 due to that day’s association with foolish endeavors. For the next few months, I continued to play music gigs and do ...

Beer Debt, SXSW 2008 Wrap up

SXSW 2008 happened over a month ago and yet its just this afternoon that I’ve managed to clear a little bit of time to post some closing thoughts about it. To say that March and April have been busy would be a tremendous understatement but still, this post is long overdue.

First, we have a beer debt to clear! Steve Hambo had a case of James Boag’s Premium Lager delivered to ...

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