@jmathai And vice versa ;)
@jmathai And vice versa ;)
Ben Werdmuller
Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
@kylewmahan I just haven't enjoyed his work ...
@kylewmahan I just haven't enjoyed his work so far - but it's of course awesome that others do!
edtech
@dlnorman Could be fun to actually have ...
@dlnorman Could be fun to actually have live readings at an #edtech event over the next year. Still think paper anthology would be cool.
@dlnorman So how many submissions do you ...
@dlnorman So how many submissions do you have already? ;)
@DanielNarey This covers some adjacent issues: https://werd.io/2015/open-issues-lessons-learned-building-an-open-source-business
@DanielNarey This covers some adjacent issues: http://werd.io/2015/open-issues-lessons-learned-building-an-open-source-business
@RonKJeffries It's to do with feedback loops. ...
@RonKJeffries It's to do with feedback loops. Hone the product value while you don't have to worry about whether people can install etc.
Stop writing specs, start finding needs - what I've learned working on Known
Working with Erin Jo Richey changed the way I think about building software. There's a kind of software development I like to call checklist development. That's where you just draw up a long list of features you want your software to have. This could be based
The web is the most powerful communications ...
The web is the most powerful communications medium the world has ever known. There's so much we can do to elevate voices & make it awesome.
Lots of people provide value using other ...
Lots of people provide value using other kinds of structures. It doesn't have to be a startup.
What is the concrete problem you're solving ...
What is the concrete problem you're solving for real people? If you're a business, "freedom" and "ownership" aren't it.
Known is providing a lot of value ...
Known is providing a lot of value - but we took a while to find it. Unless you're Mozilla, supporting an open web can't be your core mission.
Don't confuse the license you release your ...
Don't confuse the license you release your software under with the value you're providing to the user. A small group care about open source.