Whether to delegate
This post outlines a few gems I wish I’d had learned years ago. One of the things I’m most excited about in my shift to CTO at Crowd Favorite is reducing the cognitive load that managing hiring, HR,...
View ArticlePixel Jar Joins Crowd Favorite
I’m really excited to start working with Brandon and Jeffery; this is a great addition to the Crowd Favorite family. UPDATE: Check out Chris Lema’s post and the announcement on Pixel Jar’s blog. This...
View ArticleRAMP v 1.4.4
We’ve pushed out a few new versions of RAMP recently, addressing: v1.4.4 More obvious error messages when media fails to transfer v1.4.3 and v1.4.2 both address issues with backslashes being removed...
View ArticleOn Selling Crowd Favorite
On Friday Karim and I signed the final papers to bring my Crowd Favorite team together with his VeloMedia team. Whew! I’ve told the story of how I came to build Crowd Favorite countless times. I tell...
View ArticleIs WordPress the Right Tool for the Job?
I recently got an email that asked: Do you ever question whether WordPress is the correct CMS for something? I am a big WordPress fan too and I’ve solved some really cool content management challenges...
View ArticleEvery New Hire Has Three Jobs
At Crowd Favorite we’re getting ready to hire several developers. I’ve been told that our on-boarding process can be stressful, but I’ve also been told that this is the case for most high performing...
View ArticleCrowd Favorite is Hiring
We’ve got a ton of great stuff going on at Crowd Favorite right now. We are hiring for front and back end web developers, and we just put out a call for junior developers. While our first preference is...
View ArticleCrowd Favorite to acquire Forty, a UX and design agency
I’m super excited that I’ll be working alongside my friend James Archer and his talented team. This is a great next step for Crowd Favorite. This post is part of the thread: Crowd Favorite – an ongoing...
View ArticleYou can do a business deal anywhere!
Fun coverage of the Crowd Favorite / Forty negotiations . This post is part of the thread: Crowd Favorite – an ongoing story on this site. View the thread timeline for more context on this post. #
View ArticleColorado Mountain College
A pretty cool case study we released last week on creating a WordPress-powered website for Colorado Mountain College. This post is part of the thread: Crowd Favorite – an ongoing story on this site....
View ArticleWeb App 2.0 Interface for Glassboard
We’ve been working with my friend Justin to create a new web app experience for Glassboard. He’s teasing the new UI – I’m pretty pleased with the design we came up with. We’ll have lots more on this...
View ArticleChris Lema Joins Crowd Favorite
I’m very pleased to welcome my friend Chris Lema as the new CTO of Crowd Favorite (I will be sliding into a Chief Software Architect role). I look forward to working with Chris to make the Crowd...
View ArticleOn Medical Leave
About a month ago I made the decision to take a medical leave of absence from Crowd Favorite. My goal is for this to be a relatively brief hiatus. I love our team and can’t wait to get back to doing...
View ArticleForty is Hiring a Content Strategist
The great folks at Forty, the design arm of Crowd Favorite, are hiring a content strategist. Ideally they want a local candidate to join them in their office in Tempe, AZ, but they will consider...
View ArticleReturning to My Indy Roots
Back in September I went on medical leave at Crowd Favorite. That ended on March 15th and due to a number of reasons, I’m not going to be re-joining the team in my previous capacity. Instead, I will be...
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