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Derailed: The Denver Rails User Group

I attended the Denver on Rails User Group, aka “Derailed” last night at the Tattered Cover bookstore downtown Denver. There were about 20 folks there in various stages of Rails experience. Some having worked with it from the start and some just starting. Some guys were excited to be working in Rails full time andContinue reading “Derailed: The Denver Rails User Group”

Ruby for Rails Book

Ruby for Rails is a must have for Ruby on Rails developers. While you could develop Rails applications without understanding Ruby, to do would completely miss out on the reasons Rails was created in Ruby. Ruby is a powerful and enjoyable language. For those of you that do not know of David Black, here isContinue reading “Ruby for Rails Book”

Why You Should Have a Non-Technical Business Partner

If you are a micro-ISV, you should have a non-technical business partner. Accountability, Motivation and Focus are certainly over-used words, yet are also hurdles that most likely trip up most technical minded programmers turned business owners. Those with the interest and technical aptitude to design and develop programs will find the design and development tasksContinue reading “Why You Should Have a Non-Technical Business Partner”

About the title

For those asking about the blog’s title; “Now, Do It” has subtle differences from “Do It Now” (Steve Pavlina) and “Just Do It” (Nike). “Now, Do It” is personal for me because I have studied and been active in business and technology for over 15 years. I have four years of undergraduate business and computerContinue reading “About the title”

How to Avoid Distraction

To avoid distraction – schedule it. To avoid being distracted by something during your workday, make the distraction itself a task to be completed that day. Do this regularly and your mind will stay “on task” because you know there will be time later to spend on whatever is distracting you. For me, the majorContinue reading “How to Avoid Distraction”

Why Write and Why Write Here?

Family and friends continue to ask what we are up to and we find it difficult to explain. We expect to work more hours than ever before yet also expect to enjoy more time to do what we want. We expect to produce quality software yet also expect to do so more quickly than atContinue reading “Why Write and Why Write Here?”

First Post

We have started a software company. If you would like to follow along with us as we go through the process of launching a new company and a new product, then you are in the right place. Join us here for daily insights into what it is like to leave corporate America and launch aContinue reading “First Post”