Rob Grady

Dave McClure’s Great SXSW presentation on Start-Up Metrics

I was lucky to sit through this presentation from Doug McClure and his great panel. | View | Upload your own

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SXSW 2008, Day One: 10 Lessons of 37 Signals (Jason Fried)

Jason Fried of 37Signals fame doesn’t dissappoint as a speaker and this was another great presentation with some good takeaways and quotes. While I don’t always agree with him, he does an excellent job of bringing the learnings of his small agile team into the spotlight for consideration. In his very Zen-like presentation Fried emphasized [...]

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SXSW 2008, Day One: Ajax and Flash Mistakes (Jonathon Boutelle)

SXSW 2008 started out great with AJAX and Flash Mistakes: Lessons Learned Building SlideShare presented by Jonathan Boutelle, CTO of Slideshare. Boutelle’s style and presentation were a welcome start to a day of panels and presentations that can always be a challenge. Presentation Key Takeaways: Modal Dialogs are seductive Provides a way to get around links and the [...]

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SXSW 2007 Day 1 (updated)

It’s that time of the year again and I’m doing the SXSW dance. The biggest challenge so far is picking the sessions that will be the most interesting and beneficial. At the end of the first day, here is my session tally. Session 1: Emerging Social and Technology Trends I must admit I had high hopes but [...]

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