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AI-Powered Meeting Scheduler X.ai Raises $9.2M Series A
I invest in early-stage AI, ML, and data startups at FirstMark Capital, and I write about the space here
The Growth of Administrative Staff in Universities
This is a post loosely based on an article appearing today in the German newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” by Axel Brennicke and me. The raw data for our analysis is available. Please do let us know if you find a […] <a class="more-link"…
How HoursTracker earns five figures a month on the App Store
Insights from an indie app developer
Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review
Looking back on what happened in 2014 for the Japanese candy subscription box Candy Japan.
Another Theory to Explain 10X Programmers
a blog post by @azwinkau
Apple has lost the functional high ground
Apple’s hardware today is amazing — it has never been better. But the software quality has fallen so much in the last few years that I’m deeply concerned for its future. I’m typing this on a computer whose existence I didn’t even think would be possible yet, but it runs an OS with embarrassing bugs and fundamental…
A new Microsoft browser?
Recently the news broke that Microsoft may be working on another browser instead of IE. After reviewing the available evidence I’ve come to the conclusion that, although Microsoft is making a few adjustments, and a name change for IE might be a good idea, the new browser will essentially be IE12. Still, I think we web…
My Amazon S3 Mistake
DevFactor | Page are used for templating and causing DevFactor to be easily navigable
Saving a Project and a Company
I often get the question what it is exactly that I do for a living and usually I can’t really talk about it due to non-disclosure agreements and possible fall-out but in this case I got permission to do a write-up of my most recent job.
How Paul Graham Is Wrong
I love Paul Graham’s essays and his latest is no exception: Let the Other 95% of Great Programmers In. I agree that the US deserves dramatically better immigration policies, but in the meantime I’m…
bliki: Bounded Context
Don't try to build a single, unified model for a large domain. Instead DDD advises us to divide such a domain into many bounded contexts with explicit relationships between them.
Selling to the Fortune 500, Government, and Other Lovecraftian Horrors
You really can sell SaaS/software to large enterprises, despite your perceived inability to do so. Read on for how.
Domain Driven Design
Slides and video from my talk "Domain Modeling Made Functional with the F# Type System"
Cat Litter Boxes and DRM
I bought a litter box and involuntarily signed up to a never ending subscription service.
How I Got the First Paying Customers for My Startup
I launched on a Tuesday and had 3 paying customers by the following Friday. That’s a small win for a young startup — here’s how it happened.
Systematizing Sales with Software and Processes
How to move upmarket from a low-touch sales SaaS into a more rigorous sales process, without losing your sanity.