2014
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Fake it ’til You Make it
Aug 31
Figure out what sort of person you want to be, then start doing the things that sort of person would do. Even if you don’t feel like it.
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Crowdstorming Conference Topics
Aug 7
Crowdsourced brainstorming – or crowdstorming – could become an interesting, sustainable way to gather hundreds of potential topics all at once.
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Don’t be that guy: A Lesson in Conference Etiquette
Jul 5
Be respectful when you go to conferences. Speakers invest a lot in presenting, and other attendees have paid a chunk of money to be there.
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Why Speak?
Jun 29
Speaking at conferences is often painful. Why bother in the first place?
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Conference Scheduling Fiascos
Jun 20
What will I get out of my $400 ticket and two lost business days attending the conference? I have no idea …
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Of Meetups and Hackathons
May 17
10up came together for our annual meetup – this year adding a hackathon to the mix. What we accomplished in this short time as astounding!
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Learning from the Best
May 13
Today, team 10up embarks on our next “learning summit.”
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Conference Types
May 6
There are two kinds of conferences: Those where you invest in the community and those from which you reap a return on that investment. Which kind of conference do you attend more often?
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Choosing a Conference Topic
Mar 29
I’m going to expose my three secret ways to come up with conference presentation ideas.
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The Benefits of Public Speaking
Feb 18
I speak at conferences not just because there’s something cool I want to present, but because there’s something cool I want to learn.
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Customer-Centric Development: Lesson 1
Jan 23
Lesson 1 in customer-centric development is all about storytelling. If you can tell your story, your product’s story, and your customer’s story, then you’re on solid ground. If you can’t articulate any or all of these stories, though, you might be in trouble.
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Dogfooding: Fighting the Post-Conference High
Jan 20
I wanted to take my own advice on fighting the post-conference high. I have 5 cool ideas I want to investigate over the next few months. Your job is to let me know whether or not they’re worth it and, if so, hold me accountable to reporting back later.