Gaming Com Score // June 4, 2013
Interesting article on a person gaming com score and getting punished for it. Readers also benefit from more insight into how com score and other services work their numbers.
BoF Article on R29 // May 16, 2013
History of Refinery29 // April 22, 2013
Great Article from Business Insider on the origins of Refinery29.
Product Management in an Agile Environment // April 9, 2013
Cagan’s got some great insights into product management in an agile environment
Disagree and Commit // March 25, 2013
Great article talking about how to move past conflicting opinions and executing on a project.
Process and Culture in an Engineering Environment // March 22, 2013
Insightful article talking on engineering management process and culture.
An interesting tidbit:
The reason was always that the given organization’s culture was not compatible with them and rejected them just like body’s immune system rejects alien cells. Agile – and all New Wave approaches and methods – work only in a culture of openness and trust, in organizations that have a clear, engaging vision and a mission that is relevant and true.
Media Companies Rocking It // March 6, 2013
“There are the three [digital media companies] have sold for nine-figure exits — DailyCandy, Bleacher Report, and Huffington Post. Then there are the many that are almost certain to sell for nine-figures one day — BuzzFeed, PopSugar, Vox Media, Refinery29, Curbed, Mashable, Gawker, BusinessInsider, Thrillist, etc,” he writes on PandoDaily. “And what else do you notice about the dozen companies that I just mentioned above? They are all experiencing record traffic and revenue. Every single one. Not one of those sites has ever seen better days.”
From Business Insider
Analytics ROI // February 25, 2013
Here’s a great article on calculating the ROI on analytics activity in a company and some templates to help make your own model.
Great Company Culture Document // January 31, 2013
Priorities are not the only story // December 17, 2012
43 Folders has a great article that blows away the idea that priorities are the only consideration on what gets worked on.
