Does your team need a mission?
Mission is the reason your team members get out of bed every morning. It answers the question, “Why are we creating software?” A mission statement should describe why your team exists; it’s your higher purpose. How does this apply to creating software? Your team is made up of human beings, and they’re going to be […]
How Newlio ships better software
For our third instalment of the the How to Ship series, we interviewed Dan Delaney, VP of Product Development at Newlio, about how his team ships software. 1. What does your company do? Newlio is a powerful customer-centric marketing and insights platform. We equip marketers with actionable intelligence and help them earn more revenue. 2. […]
How to write a proper bug report
Imagine coming home from a day at work, and there’s a note from your spouse that reads: “Fix the light, it’s broken” You have no idea where to start. Which light is it? Did they mean lamp? Which part is broken? How did it break? Is it outdoors or indoors? When your spouse returns home, […]
The Portland party
On Thursday, October 16th, we officially opened the new Quick Left + Sprintly office in Portland. We had 239 people come hang out in our new downtown digs. The food included wings, SPAM masubi (from 808grinds), beer, wine, plus a donut cake from Voodoo Doughnut. We welcomed guests from around the country, plus local startup founders, […]
Why your team needs a Kanban board
The worst part about project management tools is they get in the way. Most tools require hours of configuration and a steep learning curve before you can even start being productive. And every time you bring on a new team member, you need to go through the process again. This is why I love Kanban […]
Come to our party!
Join Sprintly and Quick Left at our new Portland office for our official grand opening! Who: You and a guest What: Beer, snacks, photo booth, swag, and good people When: Thursday, October 16th from 6:30 – 10 PM Where: 529 SW 3rd Ave., 2nd Floor, Portland, Oregon How: RSVP here We are excited to meet […]
Interview with Michael Lopp: how to lead developers
Joe sat down to interview Michael Lopp, Head of Engineering at Pinterest. Many of you probably know him online as Rands. You can listen to the whole interview at the bottom of this post. Michael’s blog, randsinrepose.com, delves into the human side of building software. In this interview, Michael and Joe offer their advice on […]
How an Activity Feed helps your organization
“What’s everyone working on?” It may be a simple question, but the answer can help your team become more productive. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could see: all the mockups your designer has worked on recently? what a particular developer has been focused on? a feed of everything that’s been done on a particular […]
Interview with early Twitter employee Alex Payne
Alex Payne (@al3x) was one of the first engineers at Twitter. He stuck around for 3 years, and saw the team grow from 10 to 150. Then he left to co-found, Simple, a consumer friendly online banking service, based out of Portland, Oregon. Quotes “Often, the code you want to write is not the code […]
Sprintly wins three W3 awards
The W3 Awards recognize outstanding web creativity. We’re delighted that this year we’ve been awarded with three trophies: Gold for Web Application/Services Silver for User Experience Silver for Visual Appeal The judges at the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts selected winners from over 4,000 entries. You can see all the winners here. Want to […]