To onboard new team members in Blossom we decided to make an agile primer – we don’t expect everyone to be an ‘agile expert’ off the bat. And now we’re sharing it. Enjoy! Old School Thought – “Waterfall” First, some history. Most software projects used to be run as a series of sequential phases or steps.… continue reading
As a startup you need to focus on getting visibility, acquiring and retaining a strong user base and converting traffic into revenue. In this post you’ll find four simple & powerful tips to grow your business as well as a list of selected growth hacking resources to accelerate your company’s growth. Sell your Story, not your Product A story is… continue reading
A few months ago we decided to change the first email in our onboarding drip campaign. While the email performed 2x better than our second best email in the campaign, there was a problem with it… We had a lot of clicks with the call to action, but not as many people followed through with… continue reading
Over the last few months while doing customer development for Blossom I’ve talked to a lot (hundreds) of software companies. There was one key pattern that I’ve noticed over and over again. Some companies approach software development as an engineering management challenge. Others approach software development as a product management challenge. Good companies manage Engineering. Great companies… continue reading
I often get asked about our exit strategy at Blossom. “Exit strategy” usually means what your strategy is to cash out/get rich. A similar question that regularly comes up is “What’s the company you plan to get acquired by?”. The first few times I got these questions my reply was a blank stare. I even felt bad about not having… continue reading
When I stumble upon an interesting tool I usually find it also very exciting to learn more about the people behind it. I find this especially insightful when it comes to fundamental building blocks like programming languages and runtimes. Why? Because they aren’t built in a day but rather melded over the course of many… continue reading
When I’m working on multiple things at once, and priorities constantly change, it can feel like I’ll get nothing done. Not only does my mind feel like a jumbled mess, I’m always thinking about the next task to complete. The good news is, I’m not alone. Studies show that multitasking isn’t the most productive way… continue reading
Agile Project Management meets team chat of the 21st century. Seamless team communication is key to building great products. Slack is designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind to make your team communication challenges a thing of the past. Whether your team is co-located or distributed around the world Slack has you covered.… continue reading
I was fortunate enough to see Marty Cagan of the Silicon Valley Product Group speak at an event just around the corner from Atlassian in SOMA. I thoroughly enjoyed reading his book – Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love – so seeing him speak was great! Marty spoke about the importance of building a… continue reading
You might be a startup or a product team inside of a larger organization. Everything is super urgent and needs to be finished by yesterday. You are strapped for resources and desperately try to make ends meet. Anxiety kicks in. Motivation turns into pessimism & cynism. Things get worse. Way worse. — Been there done that. Here… continue reading
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