I’ve recently started St Pete Open Coffee which meets weekly at Kahwa on 204 2nd S in downtown. Why? Because I’m sick of hearing people say “I didn’t know that was going on or I would have come.” Who knew that BitPay was in downtown St Pete? How about Squaremouth,…
Somehow I get involved in these discussions from time to time, usually a local politician is doing research on what they can do to help the startups or grow the entrepreneurial community. Usually what they’re looking to do is provide some sort of access to “funding” or get office space…
I recently had the great opportunity to speak at TEDx Tampa Bay and I loved it. I got to cut loose, have fun and discuss something that really matters to me. I spoke about Tom Wujec’s “Got a Wicked Problem, First, Tell Me How You Make Toast” TED talk. If…
As luck hard work would have it, @IamAgile sits on the Board of Directors for Agile Alliance for 2015-2018. This years board meeting was in Wellington, New Zealand – definitely one of the most beautiful and diverse countries I’ve visited. The food is all organic, there’s a thriving craft beer…
For @iamagile‘s and my honeymoon we finally got to hit Italy. We’ve both travelled extensively for our careers in Asia, Europe and Australia but never got to see Italy. For almost three weeks we visited Florence, Venice and Rome. First impressions? The art history here is unbelievably deep and wide.…
So please stop with the analogy. Writing software is like writing music. Even the most gifted of composers can struggle for days, weeks, or months to get movements to work together. Equating writing software to putting PVC pipes together or framing a room is idiotic. I’ve lost track of how many…
This post is a little different. It’s about earning self-respect. Respect from others comes from winning or being honest even when it runs against your best interests. Self-respect is earned from winning over yourself. It comes from honest introspection, recognizing your own dragons. And then slaying their asses. This week…
One of the things I picked up when I worked in North Carolina was a love of barbecue. Over the past couple of months I’ve been picking up a Boston butt when I see one with a good fat cap and putting going low and slow with it. It’s turning out…
Ignite Tampa Bay is returning in 2013. Twenty slides. Fifteen seconds each. All you get is five minutes to tell us what you’re passionate about. The venue, date and time are all open at this point. What’s Tampa Bay excited about? What are you really passionate about? Enlighten us, share your…
I’ve heard this three or four times over the last six months, not only with ChannelLauncher but with other companies that are getting off the ground in Tampa. Originally my response was (at least when this was said about ChannelLauncher) to defend. “Yes but here’s our approach…” It’s become clear…
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