By chris on March 5, 2010
I have been a product manager long enough that I’ve begun to frame much of my world view in prodman terms – just this past weekend I spent an afternoon cruising the aisles of a supermarket, searching for foodstuffs and thinking “and this is exactly why folksonomies trump hierarchical taxonomies!” (if this sounds interesting, check [...]
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By chris on February 10, 2010
Update: See Will Evans’s extremely thoughtful response in the comments – there’s a method to this madness that I was unaware of when I wrote the post. Thanks Will, for calling me to task so kindly.
Sketches, wireframes, and mockups are an essential part of the product development process and popular standards are beginning to emerge [...]
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By chris on January 25, 2010
The NY Times recently interviewed Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. Most of the published conversation focuses on building a good corporate culture.
When asked for his best interview question, Tony offered this:
What would you say is the biggest misperception that people have of you?
Really good one. I usually ask “if I called someone who reported to [...]
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By chris on December 11, 2009
For anyone who wasn’t on my big ole email, here’s some news from the home front:
As some of you may know, I’ve recently joined OpenSky, a startup that’s changing the way people shop online. I wanted to share with you what we’re creating and ask you to get involved (yes, there’s a payout at [...]
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By chris on December 8, 2009
Fashion Trends & Styles – Polyvore
(tags: fashion design collage create art community inspiration social tool interactive shopping images style visualization online shop clothing clothes ecommerce trends cool polyvore socialmedia)
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By chris on December 7, 2009
Taking great product photos (and art photos)
(tags: photography photo ebay tutorial)
Taking Great Product Photos | Running an Online Business | Jack of All …
(tags: photography tips tutorial product photo photoshop ebay entrepreneurship)
Drop Ship, Light Bulk, Liquidation and Import Wholesalers from …
(tags: wholesale dropshipping dropshipper dropship 4hww entrepreneurship entrepreneur ecommerce affiliate products e-commerce business)
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By chris on November 22, 2009
Pinax
(tags: pinax web social tools webdev python django platform frameworks framework application cms code website opensource development programming sns)
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By chris on November 16, 2009
Web Design Tutorials | Creating a Website | Learn Adobe Flash …
(tags: interfaces design webdesign web inspiration css graphics webdev tutorial tutorials interface howto flash html photoshop web-design website designblog)
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By chris on November 10, 2009
99designs " Leading Marketplace for Logo Designs and More…
(tags: crowdsource design webdesign community inspiration graphics crowdsourcing marketplace creative outsourcing logos logo freelance jobs graphic webdev css)
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By chris on November 8, 2009
Project Management, Productivity, and Task Application: Action Method
(tags: organizing project-management planner action iphone business software collaboration management productivity gtd organization project projectmanagement todo process planning)
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Quickies