Let’s take a break from the heretofore linear nature of the developer to consultant series. I’d been writing this as if it were a book. But it’s not a book (yet). So today, appropos of little, I offer my thoughts on essential consulting skills. Now, before you object with, “I just want to be a software developer,”…
Having ironed out the day of the week for reader questions last week, I’ll get right to the point here. Today I’m going to talk about how to get clients for a consulting business. This is in response to the following reader question. It’s ideal to reach out to existing contacts, but past that what…
Another end to another week. At least, depending on your penchant for wrapping up weeks early or working weekends or something non-traditional. But however traditional you may be or not, you’re still getting a DaedTech digest right on time. For those of you that don’t yet know the drill, here’s how this works. Each Friday,…
As I mentioned last Friday, I’ve lost track of the number of folks who have shared Michael Lynch’s piece about quitting Google with me. I suppose I should expect that, since I often rail against hiring practices that people associate with Google and similar companies. This includes the titular whiteboard interviews, of course. And, for…
Look at that! It’s Monday and I’m actually doing reader question Monday. Just kidding. Once again, I’m doing reader question Monday on a Tuesday. In fact, I am going to pull the trigger on switching it to Tuesday going forward. My wife and I are experimenting with a 4 day week that would make Tuesday…
