Startup

Why does Uber Inc feel like a nark and Airbnb feel like a friend?

Uber was started by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick in 2007 because they wanted to get around town in style without having to pay steep costs todo so. Travis had just sold his company, Garrett too. They were two rich…

The problem with on-demand

On-demand networks have been on the rise and on-trend since Uber and Airbnb proved it could be done.

DesignCue: Local (beta)

Find a great local designer in your own city. Starting in Atlanta.

That’s Your Cue: On-Demand Creative Agency Designed For Founders

The Problem of 99Designs

You’ve heard of 99Designs. We all have at this point, right?

Pretty cool concept: you pay around $500-$800 for designers across the world to work on your project for free and pitch logo ideas to you. You get to choose your favorite and ask for iterations. You…

“Don’t ship it!” A checklist.

Are you the type of person who launches side projects for the thrill of it?

I am too.

But, that can get you into trouble if you’re trying to build a business. I created a quick list to check yourself before your reck yourself…

To the Founders,

To the founders — the culture shifters and the world changers. A rare bread of risk-takers and ambition-filled innovators. To the…

The Reason for DesignCue

Before going much further with DesignCue, I thought it’d be favorable to explain why I’m starting DesignCue. From…

The Importance of Engaging a Designer BEFORE a Developer

It’s a process…people! Something I’m still learning.

Building software is a hard thing. Well, it’s relatively easy to build software, but it’s really hard to build software that people actually want.