Professionalism is about hitting milestones and delivering high quality while presenting yourself (and the brand) as a market leader. Interestingly enough, that has nothing to do with the day-to-day activities at the office. You can pretty much turn your office into a football stadium or build your walls with LEGO as long as your team…
Not every digital marketer is a suitable startup or agency founder. Here’s why. Different Categories Profiling In Various Niches Digital marketing includes a number of different categories profiling in various niches, such as: SEO Social media marketing Copywriting/content marketing Email marketing Affiliate marketing Influencer marketing PPC Conversion rate optimization Some may include other forms of advertising,…
Most answers are on point and definitely explain why fresh entrepreneurs often fail and revert to the steady paycheck. Entrepreneurship is hard. It eats up a ton of time and requires diverse expertise in a wide set of fields – from starting a business and product/business planning through sales and marketing, customer support and building partnerships,…
It’s not all about programming. I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of technical folks starting businesses with no clue how to run an organization, build a team, manage finances, build UX-driven interfaces, or close a deal. Literally. There’s a certain level of elitism within the software development industry. I’ve been there myself and it’s absolutely transparent…
Estimates are incredibly challenging for innovative service development. The context of each application is different – the vendor will likely use different frameworks combined with various libraries and 3rd party services in each project. The only reasonable way to provide a good estimate is based on former experience. If you’ve implemented the exact same thing several times…
A Product Or A Service Without A Story Is Just A List Of Features Nobody needs features. People need solutions to problems in their specific industry. Storytelling allows for putting those features to work by defining practical scenarios. Each business is unique in a way – there’s a company mission and business goals. There’s the…
I’m a firm believer of common sense. It’s often the solution to most problems – even in fields that you are less experienced in. But common sense has several flaws: People often have varying perspectives on life. Different ideas may be floating around simultaneously. It lacks structure – a process of its own. A small business…
Hiring staff is a company responsibility that should not be taken lightly. Most governments and syndicates around the world are extremely protective toward employees. You know the drill – companies are abominations of the capitalist society that exploit manpower and squeeze the best out of their slaves. In various European countries, layoffs may be prohibited unless you’re…
Communication Instinctively, communication pops up first. But I also realize how challenging it is for new developers in the workplace. We have a girl who completed our internship training and was offered an entry-level role. She’s assigned to a new “manager” (our front-end lead) and we’re always proactively asking for updates and offering help because: She’s…
Prioritization and focus are certainly instrumental to higher productivity. Same goes for keeping your health in check (in addition to a healthy food regime and getting enough sleep). Complying with an established set of processes does miracles, too. When tackling new challenges or attempting to solve a new type of problem, a common productivity killer is the inability…
