As an agile coach with experience in the startup community, there is no greater way to learn than by just doing it. That was the advice Seth Godin gave me last December. The only way people will know you are an expert at something, he said, is if you tell them. It challenged me, because […]
Read more "Blog Post: What A Year Of Blogging Taught Me"Back during the height of his acting power, Russell Crowe starred in Gladiator. For my money, it’s one of those red-blooded male movies impossible to knock on pure action. It was made right when high quality televisions were starting to hit the market, so the opening scene where Rome slaughters the barbarian Germans will always […]
Read more "Blog Post: Are You Adding To Your Team’s Debt?"When I was younger, it angered me that I couldn’t draw. Even when I was introduced to impressionism, dadaism, and other less realistic forms of art, I still got angry that I couldn’t use a pencil and make the best space shuttle in class. I even checked out books from the library on how to […]
Read more "Blog Post: Where’s The Art In Your Work?"As someone who plays in both agile and mobile worlds, I follow a ton of startup people on Twitter. Not only do I get to feel like one of the cool kids, but I can keep up with what other tech companies have coming that we can use at Bottle Rocket. They are fellow creators, […]
Read more "Blog Post: How Fast Is Fast Enough?"The airwaves in December are filled with making your dreams come true. Commercials (you know, the stuff you fast forward through), have taught us that everyone wants a car with a big red bow, the newest Apple device, and for him to go to Jared. Not only do we want it, we deserve it. It […]
Read more "Blog Post: What Is Your Hyperreality?"The post began with me very earnestly breaking down a very well-written post by Tony Shawver at Matrix on burndown charts. After voicing on Twitter that I respected his thoughts, but disagreed with the execution. With the relationship I had built with them online, they suggested I write a rebuttal. It was really good, in […]
Read more "Blog Post: Does Your Team Have A Scoreboard?"We get this question asked a lot by our customers. Some are asking because they want to know what could possibly produce so much quality work, others because they want to know if they can trust us. Either way, it’s a common consideration for anyone choosing a vendor. If you can’t wrap your head around […]
Read more "Blog Post: Can You Tell Me About Your Process?"Whenever I get into a gigantic blowup with my wife, chances are unmet expectations are at the root of the problem. One of us communicated a commitment (intentionally or otherwise) that did not get met. Which, of course, brings up all the other memories of unmet expectations, and before I know it we have spent […]
Read more "Blog Post: Define ‘Done’ Before Defining Done"In what appears to be a growing trend with services that connect to social media platforms, Buffer was recently hacked and thousands of user tokens were stolen. This caused a bit of a kerfuffle, as spam posts started showing up in all our feeds. For someone who is very careful about what email links he […]
Read more "Blog Post: What Fuels Your Growth?"Most of you fall somewhere on the spectrum of marriage. Seven years of marriage may seem like a very short time in light of your time in the saddle, or an eternity that seems too far away. I am humbled and grateful for what Karyn and I have learned through this process and also what […]
Read more "Blog Post: What Seven Years Of Marriage Has Taught Me About Collaboration."
Chris Murman 