Startups: The importance of the Founder Chemistry
I have been involved in some interesting conversations recently, where technical founders are struggling to find business co-founders and vice versa. Additionally, there seems to be the search for the...
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The Architecture Deck – An Introduction
Enterprise Architecture is an important practice that has come out in the last 10 years. To me, its an attempt at the ‘grand unified theory‘ in business & technology. And of the most important...
View ArticleArchitectural Deck – A great example
The other day I talked about the concept of an Architectural deck to describe a blueprint for making decisions. And there is a great example of a well architected solution that we can test the...
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Visitor Retention: Infographic
Came across this really interesting infographic about customer retention. The focus is on gaming, but at a high level, the key points are critical and most often forgotten. Click to Enlarge Source:...
View ArticleMy First (well overdue) Post from Echo!!
2012 has started and so has my 5th month at Echo Entertainment, and I must admit, I’m having a ball!!! For those that don’t know, Echo Entertainment was the result of a demerger of the casino business...
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Understanding Technical Debt
Technical Debt is a concept that was introduced in Agile project delivery as a way to understand how to make better software development decisions. I think it’s just as relevant in any technology based...
View ArticleGetting to “Done”
How do you know when you are finished? This can be quite difficult. You are working on something and you need to get that deliverable finished; a document, a piece of code, a project, a building or a...
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The Wonder of Connections of Social Networks
I recently attended a presentation where an interestying graphic was presented. It was a map of the world where each? of the lines represented a social connection of significance. The darker the line,...
View ArticleLeaving your Laptop at Home
I’m traveling in the US this week to go to the Microsoft Convergence 2012 conference in Houston and then to Las Vegas to meet some vendors. This is the first time I have consciously travelled without...
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Wacom Bamboo Review
I have been trying to find a stylus to use with my iPad. I have tried a few, and they have been generally disappointing. I like to use my iPad to draw pictures and it’s hard to do with my fingers. But...
View ArticleMeasuring How Digital You Are
Start by asking yourself this question, “What if I powered down all my data centers?”. Ignore that the Disaster Recovery strategy would kick, but what if it didn’t or you don’t have a DR strategy? Now...
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A Definition for Innovation
Innovation is one of the most over used terms that I hear today, and I think most people don’t truly know what it means. Wikipedia defines it as “Innovation is the application of new solutions that...
View ArticleEveryone has Good Ideas
The challenge is executing them! I think a week doesn’t go past where I have someone in my professional or inner circle call me with this opening sentence “I have an awesome idea for you!”. They then...
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