Seven Lessons Learned From A Project We Lost

A story about how we won (and lost) a really exciting…

Why I Ask Why And You Should Too

I have a two-year-old, that has begun the process of asking “Why?”; ie. “Why can’t I put this in my…

Before Dawn: Don’t fear the Sunrise

One year ago, 37signals rebranded themselves as Basecamp. While…

Why we signed the Portland Tech Diversity Pledge

Over the past ten years, Planet Argon has had a number of talented individuals work here. Our past (and current) roster has been a collection of some of the brightest, savviest, and most delightful people I’ve ever had a chance to collaborate…

4 Ways To Get To Know Your Clients

I’ve found (and you can too) a lot of articles, books, seminars around getting to know the users. And I couldn’t agree more with them (or most of them). To make a successful product, you have to know the people who will use it and you have to know what they need and…

Proactive: A Planet Argon Core Value

As a core value, we define proactive as

actively seeking opportunities…