Growing as Makers What Are You Looking At? The Power of Awareness The Covid-19 pandemic taught me the power of awareness to change your understanding. I apply that lesson to custom software consulting.
Development Practices Coffee, Slack, and Strategic Snooping The way I start each day at work by "lurking" can help me build context, spot patterns, and be a more helpful teammate and consultant.
Effective communication How to Be a Trustworthy Tech Partner When a client hires you to build custom software, here's how you become not just a software consultant, but a true, trusted partner.
Artificial Intelligence In the World of Artificial Intelligence, Practice Human Intelligence Whenever the topic of AI content comes up, people are appropriately quick to mention that missing, intangible human element.
The Software Life Advice for Consultants: Best Practices for Short Engagements As a software consultant, I've learned a few lessons about delivering immediate value and building trust during short engagements.
Growing as Makers What Makes a Great Consultant? Hint: It’s Not Just Code Explore how trust and human connection, not just technical skill, define successful consulting engagements.
Product Development Why Developer Experience Matters in Software Consulting Learn why consultants should prioritize Developer Experience (DX) to boost productivity and deliver lasting project success.
Business Practices First Impressions Matter: Sales Intake Strategies That Work Answering inquiries isn't simply administrative work but an essential part of the sales intake process. That first interaction sets the tone.
The Software Life Why Software Consultants Benefit from Liberal Arts Education Technical skills are vital for software development, but success also depends on skills that are at the core of a liberal arts education.
Growing as Makers Working Ahead of the Curve: How Developers Become Consultants Discover how developers can increase their impact by adopting a consultant mindset and turning small insights into project successes.
Culture How We Help Startups: The Big, the Small, and the Medium I've consulted with startups for the past several years, and opportunities shift significantly based on the size and maturity of the company.
The Software Life Software Development Outlook for 2025 and Beyond: No Easy Projects Globalization and generative AI are causing massive shifts in software development. Here's a software development outlook for 2025 and beyond.
