Monthly Archives: June 2010

26
Jun

What you can do about Technical Debt

Published by adil in Development, Entrepreneurship Reply

Tweet In my last post, I introduced the ‘technical debt’ metaphor and talked a bit about why it makes a lot of sense.  In this post, I’d like to dive into why technical debt is so important and what you should be doing about it. Why is technical debt important? Technical debt is often overlooked because it generally has symptoms that lay ‘beneath the surface’ to the average user or manager.  By the time the → Read More

16
Jun

Technical debt

Published by adil in Agile, Development, Product Management 1 comment

Technical debt

Tweet Oh, the power of metaphor.  I have been thinking a lot about how powerful metaphors go a long way in creating effective communications and laying the foundation for solid teamwork.  One of my favorite metaphors currently is the term ‘technical debt.’  It draws an excellent parallel between the worlds of technology and finance.  Also, it is a very important concept that I think anyone in the world of technology should be aware of. What → Read More

6
Jun

Goodbye work-life balance!

Published by adil in Entrepreneurship Reply

Tweet Why ‘Work-Life Balance’ is a bad phrase We’ve been talking a lot lately about building a great business that endures here at ModCloth over the last several months.  One of the phrases that often comes up in this context is “work-life balance.’  The more I think about the phrase, the more I realize that it is framed incorrectly.  It drives people towards an unhealthy way of thinking.  So we should change it. When I → Read More