Annie ElliottProducts solve problems. Here’s my problem. And maybe yours.In August of 2018, my family made the second-best decision we ever made*: we bought an RV.Jan 8, 2020Jan 8, 2020
Annie ElliottPivot!The question of “are we building the right things?” is what drives me. After performing many different functions in the past such as…Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
Annie ElliottChitty Chitty !!: The Roses of SuccessI recently won a Netflix Roulette round, having had a hankering to hear the music box song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I was blown away…Nov 8, 2014Nov 8, 2014
Annie ElliottRevertgateWhen Joyent posted their response to revertgate, I thought “Bravo.” And tweeted as much. But probably not for the reason you would think.Dec 7, 2013Dec 7, 2013
Annie ElliottA terminal case of lack of agility or Don’t bring a gun to a knife fightDid you hear about the ACA website debacle and know immediately what happened? I did. RFP. RFC. Waterfall.Dec 6, 2013Dec 6, 2013
Annie ElliottMercenaries of the modern worldEtymology is fascinating. In reading Daniel Pink’s “Free Agent Nation,” I learned that the word freelancer comes from Ivanhoe, a work by…Dec 4, 2013Dec 4, 2013
Annie ElliottI thought Cyber Monday was last weekHonestly. I thought all the headlines today were the d+7 retrospectives on how Cyber Monday went. Maybe I should just be pleasantly…Dec 3, 2013Dec 3, 2013
Annie ElliottQ&A on my UCSD Data Mining CertificateSince a number of folks have contacted me on how I liked the UCSD Data Mining Certificate course, I figure I will post a compendium of the…Jun 19, 2012Jun 19, 2012
Annie ElliottA commodity unto myselfI changed careers about a year ago, switching from a long-standing career in software engineering to one in analytics, after a long but…Sep 9, 2011Sep 9, 2011
Annie ElliottSure, your baby can attend part-time…I work half-days, and I do not have to rely on FMLA to force the issue. Somewhere in the financial equation of having half of a paycheck…Jul 28, 2007Jul 28, 2007