8 things I learned at RailsConf 2013

Last week I was in Portland Oregon for RailsConf 2013.  Portland is a great city with beautiful views of mountains that us East Coasters dream of, unusually good weather (last week anyways), and a very entertaining soccer team.  But none of that is why I spent a week...

Free agile/startup advice using soHelpful.me

Do you have a question about agile, scrum, kanban, lean startups, or maybe just how the heck did I start a business in Costa Rica?  I’m making myself available for some free consulting advice this week and next, and I’d be happy to give you some time for...

Setting up a cadence on your agile team

I’d like to share with you a common cadence that we are using on agile teams that I coach, and also on many of AgilityFeat’s development teams with our clients. For an agile team to get into a solid rhythm of work, they need to have a set cadence of...

Building a portfolio of Lean Startups

For those watching technology trends, it’s no surprise that people are talking about startups and their role in the new economy.  Regardless of whether you believe startups help or hurt the economy, there’s little argument that the future of the tech...