In 1991, Geoffrey A. Moore described the challenges of introducing new technology products as Crossing the Chasm. The chasm is this very real gap between the earliest adopters and the early majority adopters of any new technology. By crossing the chasm, the momentum gained usually enables the technology to find market fit. Most protocols, standards,...

The greatest productivity hack of all time is working less. Slack recently published new research into desk worker productivity. It is a worthy read - however, it sheds light on something that most desk workers already inherently know: longer hours do not mean greater productivity. I have put a lot of personal focus on trying to be a productive person....

After a few extremely busy weeks full of rewarding and fast paced work, I’m happy to announce that I’m joining NerdPress as Senior Product Manager. We’ve acquired Grow Social from Mediavine, renamed it Hubbub, and we plan to invest in improving this popular WordPress plugin. The Hubbub logo Hubbub comes in two flavors; Lite and Pro. Hubbub Lite...

I do not intentionally block ads. I do, however, intentionally block ad tracking. And I think this distinction is important. This morning I read Manuel Moreale's recent post On Ad Blockers wherein they struggle to find an argument against blocking all ads on the web. "Every time I stumble on a discussion about blocking ads on the web I ask myself...

When my blog goes quiet you know I'm very busy. I'm looking forward to announcing some personal news in early December. This morning I've made what is likely to be my final update to my personal website until 2024 (I added my projects to my homepage).

I discovered a small bug with GUID in my RSS feed that likely existed for an entire year. Of course I fixed it. But that also means if you're subscribed you very likely received all of my posts in your feed reader again. My appologies. I really do try to avoid such things.