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Enjoyable posts on startups, life, significance and productivity. Written by the team at Webconnex, makers of GivingFuel, RedPodium, RegFox and TicketSpice. Learn about us at Webconnex.com
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Meet Joel — Our Good Vibes Engineer
Meet Joel — Our Good Vibes Engineer
Incredible references are ideal when applying for any job. During our interview process with Joel, incredible was just the start of what…
Maci Kauffman
Jan 2, 2018
Interviewing At Webconnex: What Dazzles Us And What Scares Us Away
Interviewing At Webconnex: What Dazzles Us And What Scares Us Away
As a fast-growing software company, we are always looking for bright and talented people to add to our support team. You might think that…
Hannah Crenshaw
Nov 30, 2017
Tools to Keep Your Development Organized
Tools to Keep Your Development Organized
As you may know QA stands for Quality Assurance, however that means a lot of different things to a lot of different industries. When QA’ing…
john gillis
Sep 19, 2017
Meet Kendy — Our Glee Maestro
Meet Kendy — Our Glee Maestro
Bubbly, kind and as patient as can be, are just a few of the many ways to describe one of our newest team members. Kendy joined our…
Maci Kauffman
Aug 23, 2017
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What We Look for in a Beta Tester
What We Look for in a Beta Tester
Before a feature is released to the public, it goes through a real-life testing process called beta testing. This is when the feature is…
Hannah Crenshaw
Aug 17, 2017
Meet Laura — Our Champion of Cheer
Meet Laura — Our Champion of Cheer
Meet one of newest our members to our customer support team, Laura! When she’s around, everyone is bound to have a great time. Laura has…
Maci Kauffman
Aug 11, 2017
Lessons I Learned from Working Remote for a Month
Lessons I Learned from Working Remote for a Month
Life is too short to work in the same office everyday. With a change of scenery, both my creativity and productivity are boosted. A…
Katie
Jul 26, 2017
4 Reasons You Should Hire for Heart Not Knowledge
4 Reasons You Should Hire for Heart Not Knowledge
Hiring for work ethic almost always trumps hiring for knowledge. Here at Webconnex we are a well oiled machine. We are small, tidy, and…
john gillis
Jun 22, 2017
5 Font Makeovers You Have To See To Believe
5 Font Makeovers You Have To See To Believe
Fonts are the clothing of words. Just like a pair of jeans, they come in a delightful mix of function, design, and style. When selecting a…
Hannah Crenshaw
May 25, 2017
GIFs are worth a thousand words. Or at least 640 px
GIFs are worth a thousand words. Or at least 640 px
Much like the Happy Festivus section in the Hallmark aisle, a GIF can often communicate the ideas that are difficult to express. Any remark…
Aaron TerBerg
May 5, 2017
Meet Hannah — Our Curator of Smiles
Meet Hannah — Our Curator of Smiles
Meet the person who had our entire team singing her praises from the very first interview. Hannah Crenshaw not only survived our gauntlet…
Ashley Mellott
Apr 28, 2017
5 Integrations to Use with Zapier
5 Integrations to Use with Zapier
Middle men have never been this awesome, Zapier is here to seamlessly connect your Webconnex products to 100’s of others! We have a nifty…
john gillis
Apr 25, 2017
Maintaining Peak Performance
Maintaining Peak Performance
Being overworked and overstressed in the workplace are the fastest ways to reach burnout. However, they are not the only two factors that…
Katie
Apr 13, 2017
Getting on the Freeway Post #3
Getting on the Freeway Post #3
Chaos does not work well when trying to hit a deadline for new product features. Having a predictable product road map is one main key to…
Nathanael Merrill
Apr 6, 2017
2017 Company Kick Off In Huntington Beach
2017 Company Kick Off In Huntington Beach
Around January each year, we gather the team together to reflect on the past year, have some fun and plan for a great year ahead.
Eric Knopf
Apr 4, 2017
7 Things That Annoy The Heck Out of Programmers
7 Things That Annoy The Heck Out of Programmers
Now that you’ve had a few laughs on us, here is a helpful post on working with technical teams.
Eric Knopf
Mar 23, 2017
Identifying New Roads
Identifying New Roads
You are in control of your product and its evolution but you are being blinded by your own vision when you stop listening. Don’t let me…
Nathanael Merrill
Mar 16, 2017
Meet Aaron — Our Chief Story Teller
Meet Aaron — Our Chief Story Teller
As a software company with great technology, we need to keep in mind that our customers need to know how and why our software works the way…
Eric Knopf
Mar 14, 2017
Books That Powered Webconnex in 2016
Books That Powered Webconnex in 2016
Our ideas come from the books we read or the podcasts we listen to. Isaac Newton once said that he, “Stood on the shoulders of giants,” in…
Katie
Feb 24, 2017
Ho ho ho. I’m out of breath.
Ho ho ho. I’m out of breath.
Back in December, the Webconnex team challenged our fearless leader, Eric, to a fun run. With a ridiculous amount of convincing, and a few…
Aaron TerBerg
Feb 7, 2017
Scheduling Creativity
Scheduling Creativity
To be a company with creativity in it’s veins it has to simultaneously work in the present and also live in the future. Creativity…
Katie
Feb 7, 2017
Navigating the Winding Road of Features and Product Planning
Navigating the Winding Road of Features and Product Planning
The trickiest part about building a product is deciding which path to take. You are forced to understand what your product is and what you…
Nathanael Merrill
Jan 19, 2017
Getting to Know You
Getting to Know You
“Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.”
Maci Kauffman
Jan 12, 2017
Don’t Start With A Job Posting : How We Always Find The Right People
Don’t Start With A Job Posting : How We Always Find The Right People
Choosing who to hire is among the most important decisions that will be made when building a successful company or organization. Investing…
Ashley Mellott
Jan 10, 2017
Our Webconnex family is growing by two feet!
Our Webconnex family is growing by two feet!
Our Webconnex family is growing by two feet! No…No one on our team is pregnant but we have recently added a new member to our truly awesome…
Brandon Marshall WC
Dec 16, 2016
The Art of the Turnaround
The Art of the Turnaround
5 steps to turn any customer frown upside down.
Eric Knopf
Dec 1, 2016
Creativity, Inc.
Creativity, Inc.
How to Create a Lasting Team and Product
Katie
Oct 28, 2016
We’re Not Your Average Company
We’re Not Your Average Company
Last week I was on a phone call helping a particular prospect answer a series of questions that were being used to evaluate different…
Eric Knopf
Oct 13, 2016
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