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Handling Failure Properly Can Enhance Your Reputation
No matter how much effort, time and money a company spends they are sure to make mistakes. When you do it is important you handle it properly and respond with honesty and transparency. In fact,...
Inspiration
Almost a year ago I wrote a post called “Dream Like A Child”. I watched a video today that captured the sentiment of my post in much more elegant way. Take a look:...
Cool (And Smart) New Google things
In the last few days Google has announced some really cool things. The most significant is that Google is leveraging their search engine dominance to give their Google Profiles (see mine here...
Web 2.0 Expo and “What have you done to make your house a home?”
I am out a Web 2.0 Expo with Jeff and Allan from our company, MyFrontSteps.com. Between meetings and sessions we thought we would do a little filming. I have put together this video of us asking...
Sign of the Times
Automated valuation systems like those from Zillow or Cyberhomes are very objective. They take data and render an non emotional decision. Most people can understand that home owners certainly have a...
VendAsta wins “Most Promising New Company”
A lot has happened in the last few months. We have been totally engrossed building www.MyFrontSteps.com and I have been neglecting my blog. We participated in a Canadian Trade Mission, released...
2009 – The Year Of MyFrontSteps
It is almost the end of January 2009 and VendAsta is now a year old. It seems like just yesterday we that we were moving into our first office. We have gone from a group of 8 people to 29 of the...
Google ( Chrome + Gears + Native Client) = Web OS? and MS Pain
Google is now one step closer to sticking a knife into Microsoft and twisting it. Google has quietly released Native Client, and moved an incremental step closer to to the promise of a web...
Sneak Preview of our New “Caves and Commons” Office Space
So we just moved into our new office this week. lots of offices, lots of common space and lots of designated scrum space. Huge paint on white boards. Fun people. What more could you ask for? I...