News, updates, bloggish stuff, but mostly just selfies.
Where to discover a mentor for your life.
When it comes to finding a mentor, there a numerous ways of going about it. For this post, I’ll share the four ways I've explored personally, and by the end you’ll have some great ideas to help you in your own journey to find a mentor. 1. Our Social Circles I’ve found...
What Does Diversity In Technology Look Like?
From Our Guest Author Danielle Brantley. It’s a topic that has dominated the news for months. From the #ILookLikeAnEngineer movement, started by Isis Anchalee, to Ellen Pao’s controversial tenure with Reddit, diversity in tech remains a hot topic both inside and...
How Pushing To Be Lifelong Learners Makes Coding Easier
From our guest author, Luke Taylor. "Sometimes life is a little harder than it needs to be. Let's see if we can make it easier." - Jason Long Every now and again I take time to focus on my workflow, processes and general up-skilling. I like to see what's out there,...
How To Attract & Connect With People On Instragram, Pinterest & Tumblr
From our guest author, Nicolas Le Breton. Instagram is now counting more than 400 million monthly active users and also tops Twitter’s engagement (3.31% on Instagram and 0.07% on Twitter). 100 million people use Pinterest every month, and the number of Pinners has...
Are You Harnessing the Power of Creative Instinct?
From our guest author, Ben Billups. I was literally on a mountain with a guru when I had this creative epiphany. Except I had a shotgun in my hands, and the guru was a shooting instructor named Stuart. “Now, when you call ‘pull’ forget everything I told you.” This...
The Five Digital Transformation Challenges Top CMOs Overcome
From our guest author Nathan Sinnott What is Digital Transformation? Businesses often go through transformation when they have failed to innovate and evolve. When a business evolves with its market, continually refreshing its products, services and proposition,...
How To Use BrainLeaf’s New Scope Approval System
How Would You Like to Expedite Contract Approval & Accelerate Sales? How about the idea of getting projects signed off on by your clients to avoid false starts? Introducing The BrainLeaf Scope Approval System We've been hard at working developing the...
This Is The Advice I Give To Every Young Person
For you techies out there, there is one piece of advice I offer to almost every young person who asks me: Mix it up. If you have been working in the private sector, try a stint in a nonprofit. These sectors -- as well as social enterprises and non-governmental...
This One Thing Can Accelerate Your Programming Career
As programmers, we desire to excel at what we do, and to reach our goals, we need help. Early in my career, I sought out a mentor in a senior programmer. He was a business owner who saw something in me, and he was someone I knew and respected. With his help, we...
Technology Profile: How JustPark Is Quickly Changing The Industry
A guest post from author Lucy Talbot. JustPark, formerly ParkatmyHouse, is currently one of the UK's most successful startups, and a stand-out case study for 'B2B2C' business development. Breaking into a $50bn global industry is no small task. JustPark has been...
