Success makes some people complacent. Other people expect to continue to succeed by doing the things that made them successful. This is not always possible, however. To innovate, you have to stay dissatisfied. Here’s why:
Do you agree?
Startup Tip – What I Would Have Wanted To Know About Data Migration
This is the last of a 3 part video series discussing software technologies and data migration. In part 1, I talked about selecting software technologies for your startup. In part 2, I talked about what to do if your existing software technology just isn’t good enough. In this video, I share what I would have wanted to know about data migration before refactoring our software to a new language and platform.
Startup Tip: What To Do If Your Existing Software Technology Just Isn’t Good Enough
In yesterday’s video, I offered five suggestions to help you pick the best technologies for your startup. But what do you do if the technology you pick doesn’t work for you later on? We recently struggled with this issue at crowdSPRING and completely refactored 100% of our code, moving from PHP to Python. In this video, I offer suggestions on what to do when you find that your existing technology just isn’t good enough.
Tomorrow, I’ll talk about the challenge of migrating customer data – something that any established startup must face when changing software and/or platforms.
Startup Tip: Selecting Software Technologies For Your Startup
You have a great idea for an Internet startup – and maybe even seed funding – but how do you pick the right software to power your startup? I offer 5 suggestions in the following video, based on my experience with crowdSPRING.
Over the next two days, I plan to cover two closely related topics for technology startups: knowing when it’s time to make a change to a better platform (when you realize your initial software doesn’t scale well), and the challenge of migrating customer data.
And if you have additional suggestions or questions – please feel free to leave a comment.
Startup Tip: Importance of Information & Pace When Things Go Wrong
When a startup experiences serious technical problems, things may seem pretty chaotic. Two of the most important things to keep in mind when dealing with such situations is information and pace. It’s important to keep your own team and your customers informed about what’s going on and it’s important to pace yourself as you fix problems – or you can become overwhelmed and paralyzed pretty quickly. I discuss why in this video.
Five Suggestions About Improving Root Cause Analysis
Every business – at some point – must find the root cause of a problem. For technology companies – especially companies operating online businesses – root cause analysis is an every-day occurrence. Before crowdSPRING, very early in my career as a lawyer, I represented a nuclear energy company and among other things, performed as part of our investigation, root cause analysis of failures at nuclear and fossil stations.
I’m not an expert in root cause analysis – but am happy to share a few tips that help me when I look for the cause of problems. In this video, I share five tips about root cause analysis. If you have your own tips to add – please do so in the comments below.
