Month: February 2017

February 15, 2017

Greg Thomas

What’s in a Vertical?

When starting something new, the immediate desire is sustenance – make enough money to then be able to focus on what you REALLY want or need to do. In short, start off being everything to everyone, in order to stabilize and grow, in essence – go horizontal across all markets. This is fine, as long as you are honest with yourself about the timeline and investment to operate that way. Is it 6 months, 2 years, 5 years? Or, you can focus on the vertical now, the niche, the market, the where you really want to be working. It might be

February 14, 2017

Greg Thomas

One Size Does Not Fit All

Have you ever bought a shirt that fit you and given it to someone else who was either smaller or larger than you? Didn’t fit, did it? What about following a development pattern that lays out how to build user interfaces on the web while you are building a desktop application? Probably didn’t fit either, all good ideas, all software, but the fit isn’t there. What about using a new software methodology? Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Lake, River (the last 2 are made-up)… Did they fit the first time? Do they apply to your business? Do they fit within your culture? There are

February 13, 2017

Greg Thomas

Get a Routine

Don’t have one?  Start small. Don’t do 2 hours at the gym every day, do 10 minutes at home or at the office. But do it consistently. Not eating properly? Don’t go vegan overnight, start eating more fruit each day. Don’t feel you are being challenged at work? Spend some $$$ and invest in yourself or cheaper yet, go read any one of the million of blogs out there. As we grow older, we embrace our freedom to choose what to do, when we want to do it, how we want to do it and forget that it was the

February 10, 2017

Greg Thomas

Leading in the Dark

If you were trapped with a few people in a room that had no windows or light coming into it, simply pure darkness, would it matter whose title was what? Would it make a difference? After all, no one can see, no one knows where the exit is, all you can do is talk and listen to one another. Talk and Listen. If that’s all you could do, then you’d probably start to figure out a way to explore while still communicating to one another. And when you found the light, would it matter who found it?  It could be

February 9, 2017

Greg Thomas

Filling the Kettle

When you go to fill the kettle up do you… Put in enough for merely your cup of tea – in and out as quick as possible? Or, fill it up all the way, someone else will use it and now they won’t have to wait for the water to boil. What’s the difference? One is focused on the user, the other is focused on the team. The better question is which one you would prefer?

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