Hiring for a technology you know nothing about

I have been running technical interviews since shortly after I was legally allowed to drink. The basic idea is straight-forward. Introductions. A few jokes to put the candidate at ease. I talk about culture, emphasizing the creative focused work —…

This is one of the important truths we should teach our children, employees, ourselves. The biggest client problems that I regularly have to fix at Lean Street Company stem from written communication.

Being a good writer means:
- writing tickets developers can understand
- providing reports that are concise and to the point…

I am a die-hard enjoy-life-together type. I have, however, found — often to my dismay — that the leading reason people eat lunch alone — often out and alone — is simply to get away from people. Tech people tend to be introverts and dragging some of them out for lunch is a tall order. Seeing a pattern, I asked those close to me what the deal was. “I…