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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog. Since it’s already written (and since I promised not to republish on my blog other than a summary) if you’re interested please have a read over there. Summary notes and then I’ll extend: Should you blog? What should you blog about?

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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. Whenever I meet a team that had a consulting firm (even a great one) build their product it’s an immediate “pass&# from me. I have much experience in this domain. Every great tech startup needs one.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

There were issues around pushing employees to the brink when it came to trying to overcome the growing backlog of customer service issues--work over holidays, late nights, etc. She did an amazing job making the most of what she could start with, creating a safe and largely respectful product for women compared to competitors.

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5 ways to automate Grain with Zapier

The Zapier Blog

With Zapier's automated workflows—called Zaps—you can share important Grain meetings across channels, distill conversations into insights, and direct customer feedback into product boards. Connect Grain with product and support tools Integrating customer feedback into new product updates can be tedious for product teams.

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Growing as a Couple and a Startup

Entrepreneurs' Organization

She has BS in Biomedical Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology and she had worked as a product expert at the technology firm Zeiss. By late 2017 it was clear there was a problem with our bookkeeping and accounts receivable (AR) was so backlogged we nearly ran out of cash, just in time for our bookkeeper to quit without notice.

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What is a project management framework? A guide with 7 examples

The Zapier Blog

Scrum Best for: Product development, cross-functional teams Scrum fits neatly into the Agile project management framework box. Scrum defines the set of projects or tasks to be accomplished as a " backlog." " Teams tackle this backlog in defined sprints, all while checking in daily during short meetings called standups.

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Your guide to IT automation

The Zapier Blog

Think about where automation would have an immediate impact on team productivity or system performance. But IT bottlenecks can slow down the resolution process and lead to a never-ending backlog of tickets—which hurts both your team's productivity and your brand's reputation. What systems are involved?

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