James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshFeatures are IcebergsFor my first ever job writing software professionally, I was hired to write a system to manage the day-to-day operations of the business…Apr 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017
James Van DyneinProduct PeopleWhy Build Products?Given the choice to work more after a long day or watch the latest episode of Game of Thrones, most will pick the later. Some, however, do…Dec 23, 2016Dec 23, 2016
James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshBehind the ScenesAs makers of digital products we need to remember that there are real people behind each purchase. They are human, not a transaction number…Nov 17, 2016Nov 17, 2016
James Van DyneYou don’t need more knowledgeThe thing standing between you and your goal isn’t knowledge, it’s workNov 10, 20161Nov 10, 20161
James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshStarters and FinishersWriting has always been a challenge for me. I can sketch out essays and ideas, but honing it is always a struggle. With practice I’ve…Oct 26, 2016Oct 26, 2016
James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshFear vs ShippingThe rate at which we ship things is directly proportionate to the amount of anxiety we feel when shipping.Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshYour Product Playbook is WrongMeet John. John is building a new start up. He won’t quit talking about it. It’s a machine learning based app, for helping you find the…Sep 20, 2016Sep 20, 2016
James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshGive yourself permission to restA friend of mine is working on a side project. He’s got plenty of great contract work keeping him busy during the week and a side project…Aug 29, 2016Aug 29, 2016
James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshHouston, we have a problemApollo 11’s Eagle lunar lander guidance computer source code was recently open sourced on Github. As a programmer, especially one…Jul 14, 20162Jul 14, 20162
James Van DyneinBuilding KwooshQuality isn’t an AccidentHow many times have you tried to plug in a USB cable and failed on the first try? If you’re like me that number is nearly the number of…Jul 7, 20162Jul 7, 20162
