Articles & Podcasts

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Can You Trust an Outsourced Software Development Team?

Trust is the number one factor that keeps organizations from outsourcing software development...

Validating Your Startup Without Breaking the Bank

How to use landing pages to test your startup idea before spending tons of time and resources...

5 Ways to Build Great Company Culture in a Remote Business

Remote work has become increasingly popular in recent years, with more and more businesses lookin...

Advice from the Trenches: Working with your Dev Team

So you hired your team. They are a bit funny looking over Zoom, but you vetted them and are confi...

Think Outside the Blocks

Why Clean Code Isn’t Always the Best Code Early in a developer’s career, we are exposed to a numb...

How to Switch Dev Teams (Without Losing Your Code)

A year ago you decided you needed to create some custom code. It might have been a new startup...

The True Cost of “Off-The-Shelf” Software

Whether you run a small landscape company or a big, fancy technology firm, you need to get some...

How to Get Your New App Built Faster

You need an app! The question is… which kind? For the last 8 years or so this has been a two-side...

Hiring a Developer for Your Startup, Part II

This is part 2 of my series on hiring a developer. Interested in part 1 on sweat equity?...

How to Hire the Right Dev Shop: Transparent Proposals

You need a developer. Whether you are a new founder with an exciting idea, or a seasoned CXO who...

Hiring a Developer for Your Startup, Part I

It is your birthday. You just turned 24! Your college buddy, Philbert, you met in a business class..

Lifestyle vs Investment : Choosing a runway for your startup

Strategies to help make an informed decision on the critical question of which runway to use with...

Focus on Revenue First, Big Dreams Second.

The Best App Ever Imagine this. An amazing new app called “Money Machine”. All you have to do is...

Building a Tech Startup without Tech

According to a study in 2018, 42% of startups fail because of “No Market Need.” Another way to...

The Punch Card Guys

This week on Biz/Dev, it’s just Gary and David—no guest, just a real conversation.

Screen Saver of Life w/ Corey Truesdale

What do once-in-a-lifetime moments and personal value have in common? Corey Truesdale.

Big New Sexy Buildings w/ Kristen Hess

Kristen M. Hess—FAIA, founder & CEO of HH Architecture, a Marshall Memorial and Zhi‑Xing Eisenhower

Ink’d for Success w/ Jay Sapovits

What do dry cleaning, private jets, and branded swag have in common? Jay Sapovits.

Morning View w/ Jake Finkelstein

What happens when you’ve done it all—and then decide to start over?

Sandcastle Worms of Success w/ Jeff Karp

What does it take to stop living on autopilot—and start building a life that actually lights you up?

The Golden Years w/ Thom Ruhe

In Part Two with Thom Rhue, we go even deeper.

Speak Truth to Power w/ Thom Ruhe

What happens when a state’s startup scene has a strategist at the helm?

Poor Bob w/ Brian Waldman


What happens when a strategic growth consultant helps you stop spinning your wheels…

Built to Scale, Not to Suffer w/ Chris Kille

What happens when a founder hits burnout—and decides no one else should have to?

Your Branding Success w/ Ann Powell

What happens when a Fortune 100 brand strategist builds a collective around purpose, not process?

Your Success w/ Todd Mosier

What happens when old-school brand wisdom meets modern-day marketing muscle?

Eagle View of Curly Q’s w/ Bruce Wittman

Ever wonder how a 30-year-old video production powerhouse keeps the spark alive?

Designing Trust w/ Biz/Dev

What happens when a designer and a developer walk into a room—12 years deep into building software…

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