Square is awesome... it helps millions of entrepreneurs and and small businesses easily accept credit card payments. And they're super-smart. For example, once I give them an email address for an electronic receipt from one merchant, they automatically send me email... Continue Reading →
We recently shipped Touchpoints, a new feature in Yesware. It allows sales reps to create standardized plans for reaching out to their customers and prospects (e.g. an email followed by a phone call, then a LinkedIn connect, followed by one... Continue Reading →
This year marked our 3rd annual Arduino-controlled Haunted House. The girls helped me out, and we created two entirely new props: floating phantasm and grim reaper coffin. I'll follow up with some how-to posts well before next Halloween. https://youtu.be/yRpC1_ZGsWk&rel=0 More... Continue Reading →
I took a week long vacation so I could build a piece of furniture. I didn’t know what I was getting into. Yes, I have some tools. Yes, I’ve built a quick and dirty workbench out of 2x4s. But I’ve... Continue Reading →
My daughters and I had a blast making our first stop-motion movie. We used Stop Motion Studio and an iPhone to create this masterpiece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BGxbWINHXQ?rel=0
Invision wrote a great blog post about design at Yesware. Eileen Ani, our Lead Product designer has done a ton over the past 3-4 years to drive design as a priority and differentiator here at Yesware We got to the... Continue Reading →
It may not look like much, but this is the first autonomous robot I've built. That board on top is an Arduino Uno that has a simple program to make the motors move forward, pause, then move backward. https://youtu.be/pq7lCPaNE6E?rel=0
It was with excitement and trepidation that I watched Star Wars with my two daughters (aged 5 and 6) for the first time this week. I had been waiting 6 years for this moment, but at the same time I... Continue Reading →
I originally wrote the following article for Harvard Business Review Fostering a workplace environment that’s conducive to creativity is a top priority for many companies—and it’s no surprise why. The companies dubbed most creative actually outperform their counterparts in... Continue Reading →
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