Deploy From Anywhere Ep 2

This week I travel to dusty Tombstone, Arizona where the ghosts of cowboys duel in the streets. I offer a a software developers perspective on a chapter from Rick Rubin's "The Creative Act - A Way of Being" which is as much a spiritual tome as a practical guide to creativity.

Touring Small Towns in Arizona

Driving through small towns in the Arizona, you see a repeating a narrative of rise and fall. Whether you are checking out the neon lights frozen in time since the 1950s along Route 66, or an entire town living like it’s 1881 and re-enacting old west shoot-outs daily, there is

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As my year of travel continues, I do some reflecting on small Town Arizona while enjoying a Doctor Pepper in front of a retro Doctor Pepper poster and watching gun fights in Tombstone, Arizona. Check out the links for some pics from the trip.

Northern Lights of Code: Insights from a Prairie Startup Triumph

My journey at Neofinancial has been an exhilarating blend of late-night coding sessions, critical deadlines, and a relentless pursuit of innovation that catapulted us into the Canadian fintech spotlight.

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I spent some time this week reflecting on a few of the things that I learned while working at Neo Financial. I really am not sure what I was thinking with this title. Neo was a fun and fast-paced time, and it seemed worth penning some thoughts on the knowledge I absorbed working at a rapidly growing startup company. Join me for a peek behind the scenes.

One Day MVP Sales Pages

For an entrepreneur, the first sale is more than just a transaction. It is a confirmation of belief, an acknowledgement from the world. Your first sale is not just an achievement, it is solid ground underneath your feet to build upon. You should want to get there as quickly as

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I made a tutorial about making a "Pay What You Can" style sales page using very basic tech that you can launch in an hour. My thought was that this kind of payment page is probably a good thing to put out into the world. If you are curious about trying stripe or fly.io, then add this to your bookmarks 🔖

The Creative Act For Software - Breaking the Sameness

I have (again) been reading Rick Rubin’s “The Creative Act - A Way of Being” which is a book about creativity and the wellspring from which it arrives. I read through it very quickly the first time. It’s awesome. It’s inspiring. The chapters are short and you feel something reading

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Rick Rubin's "The Creative Act - A Way of Being" is a user's guide to creation. In this article, I reflect on how his advice applies to creation in software development, emphasizing small steps, environmental changes, and varied perspectives to overcome creative blocks.