I just saw this free tool called Competitious on TechCrunch and it looks like it might be pretty handy for anyone looking to keep tabs on their competitors. It’s pretty simple, but it’s probably a good start for most people. Before this, we’ve been using a variety of spreadsheets offline and online (google spreadsheets), RSS [...]
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Put us in the game coach!
So we’ve been at this thing for awhile and as we near opening it up we’ve been increasing the outside exposure and feedback. Here are the steps we’ve taken.
Alpha: Very very small group of people. Focus: Basic concept and initial usability feedback.
Closed Beta: Friends and family. Focus: Usability and design.
Beta with Invitations: Extended friends [...]
Networking doesn’t have to suck
In a previous life, one where I was actually being paid to write software, I was a hermit. I spent most of my time in my office, door closed, heads-down on whatever the must-fix technical problem of the moment was. In my naiveté I figured that the rewards and recognition should come based mainly on [...]
Beta-max
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks here at this little Two-Bit Operation. We set up a new web hosting server in preparation for running a private beta test, but as always, the process took longer than we had anticipated. Recently I’d been telling people that they’d be able to check out the [...]
Two-Bit Bio #3: Anita Roddick
I found an odd source of inspiration this week – the movie “Cars“. If you haven’t seen it yet, I’ll try not to spoil it for you, but let’s just say it’s a good story of friendship, loyalty, and “doing the right thing”. It emphasized that it’s not only whether or not you [...]
