That’s a great goal. But is it measurable?
Making your goals quantifiable leads to far better success rates. Here’s why.
So you want to get a job as a UX designer?
Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting onto the ladder.
A short adventure in crowdfunding. And why we turned the money down.
I’ve been looking out for potential finance options for Hanno for a while. The one thing in common has been that all the offerings from our bank (HSBC) are distinctly unappealing.
Hey, designer. Want to get hired (again)?
Awesome. But the last thing I want to do is read your bland CV
Staying hungry and foolish: how I became a web designer
I’ve always had the passion for discovering, exploring and learning new things.
Helping our team to grow
Everything I’ve learned so far about running 1:1s with our team
Here’s why I revealed all of our team salaries
This week, I hit a goal I’ve wanted to reach for a long time: making team pay and earnings completely transparent within our team.
Why are design and development agencies so expensive?
It’s no secret that hiring an agency isn’t cheap. At least not in terms of your initial outlay.
Hey, designer. Want to get hired?
Here’s a tip: the people who are looking to hire you value your words, more than your pixels.
Our agency billing model was completely broken - here’s how we fixed it
Back when I first started freelancing, I billed on an hourly rate. And initially, it was good.
Please don’t let your CEO be the product owner
Building great products can be really tough—it’s a constant challenge to find better ways to do it, and to make sure that the whole team is working together to hit the same goal.
Arnas’ story
A story about being in a rut, opportunities and taking risks. How I met the right people, who helped me turn my life around.
CakeFest 2014
A review of my third visit to the annual CakePHP conference: an inspiring two-day event with 24 hours of speeches about the popular open source PHP framework
The one thing I force myself to remember whenever my team fails
A team needs to be able to fail. And unless you’re working with a financial institution, or with highly confidential (i.e. medical or legal) data, the negatives that come with building a ‘scared’ team will be far worse than those of any isolated failure.
Pairing: a whole lot more than just better quality code
For a long time, I was intrigued by the possibility of pairing, but didn’t think it could easily be applied within a more design-focused team that works primarily with startups, rather than enterprise clients who are flush with cash.
Here’s an article that’s at least 50% too long
Sometimes it’s good to be verbose: if you’re George R. R. Martin, perhaps.
A huge tiny improvement for the remote worker
There’s one essential thing which you, as a remote worker, should have stuck on your chest, if you care about people you’re talking to.
You review your team. So why aren’t you big enough to let your team review you?
I held back on asking my team to review me for a fair while. I’m not going to pretend that this wasn’t partly motivated by a desire to avoid hearing harsh truths.
Zsolt’s story
A story about how kindness, small things and luck can drive to new opportunities.
Why the right PM tool for your team, is the one that gets used
Or: the reason we chose Asana instead of JIRA