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Oct 5, 2008 by Jaan  -  1 Comment

Noded is live, released and available!

Noded is a book and a blog, but above all it is a better way to work.

A way that is based on logical and natural ways of interacting with people,…

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Sep 29, 2008 by Andreas  -  No Comments

The survival of a web application

I focused on the apps that affect the way I run my business, and the decisions I make; Basecamp, Roundcube web-mail, Freshbooks, FastDial, Wordpress, Statto, Things, WriteRoom, MyDisk, CandyBar and…

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Sep 28, 2008 by Jaan  -  No Comments

Be brave - say less

More text doesn’t make your audience more interested. It just makes you seem less confident about your product.

There, I said it. How’s that for an example? I simply put my…

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Sep 28, 2008 by Jaan  -  No Comments

Two rules for describing your business

Number one - Be honest.

If you are a small 3-person business, say so. Don’t pretend to be a big company. Embellishment does not benefit anyone, least of all the company…

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Sep 27, 2008 by Andreas  -  No Comments

Advantages working in a team of freelancers.

If you have seen the movie A beautiful mind you know the nobel prize winning theory of governing dynamics by John Nash. Those apply to the team of freelancers.

In a group of…

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Sep 24, 2008 by Jaan  -  No Comments

How far does passion stretch?

What are you passionate about? Personally I am very passionate about simple, smart web apps that make peoples lives easier, well written web copy, building companies, UX, Getting Things Done,…

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Sep 24, 2008 by Andreas  -  No Comments

Imprisoned or free work-environment

I often hear that people think is a bad thing that you are constantly connected, constantly reachable but it is the opposite. It gives you freedom, and time, lots of…

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Sep 24, 2008 by Andreas  -  No Comments

Busy

These days my standard phrase is “Hi, are you busy?”. I started using it simply cos I know that myself and others are often busy and, maybe just here in…

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Sep 21, 2008 by Jaan  -  No Comments

Some things are not important

I am addicted to GTD. Not just because it helps me to get things done, but because it helps me understand what’s not important. And let’s face it, a lot…

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Sep 21, 2008 by Jaan  -  No Comments

Why a blackboard beats a whiteboard

Blackboards (or ‘chalkboards’) bring out the creativity in us.

People are less apprehensive about writing on blackboards.

Blackboards bring back memories of childhood and endless possibilities.

They have a weirdly alluring smell when…

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