Category Archives: Business
Refactr Gets Serious About Growth in 2012
Jan
24
2012
For several years after we started Refactr, in 2006, we resisted the idea of growth. We saw what growing did to companies for which we had worked and it seemed that growth caused a degradation of culture and loss of … Continue reading
Why You Should Work at Refactr
Oct
18
2011
Where we choose to spend our days developing software can have a big impact on our lives. If we aren’t happy and fulfilled in the work part of our life, those other parts need to be that much better to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, community, MIleMarker, Software Development
Tagged about us, consulting, hiring, Refactr, teams
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Igniting Ideas through Online Communities
Jul
25
2011
A couple weeks ago, Sara and I were discussing our sponsorship of the latest Ignite Minneapolis event that was held in April. Many of you may recall that, along with our sponsorship, we designed and hosted an idea community called … Continue reading
Posted in Business, community, Design, MIleMarker, Products
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Why bother listening to your customers?
Jun
13
2011
It’s no secret – listening to customer feedback is critical to improving your business. Capturing both positive and negative feedback has business value. However, many companies don’t put customers at the center of their process and treat “feedback” like a … Continue reading
A viable alternative to Google Maps: OpenStreetMap
Jun
9
2011
OpenStreetMap is a free, open source mapping platform that has emerged as a viable alternative to Google Maps. We’ve been working on a few side projects involving online maps, and have been impressed with the capabilities of OpenStreetMap. So we … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Misc, Software Development
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Refactr loves Thunder and Lightning
Jun
3
2011
Have you ever wondered how far away from you lightning strikes? Well here at Refactr, our team wanted to know the answer. Yeah, we know there is a way to calculate the distance, but who really wants to do that … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Products, Software Development
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An Insider’s Take on Refactr
Dec
29
2010
Check it out: In 2010, Refactr has more than doubled in size. In a time when many companies are experiencing hiring freezes or down sizing, company growth is rare. As the year is quickly coming to an end, the question … Continue reading
Rumors of our deaths have been greatly exaggerated
Jun
15
2010
Ok so there weren’t all that many rumors, but we have been away (from this blog) for a long time – and a lot has happened. For one, Scott, Jesse, and I spent a month working/playing in Mexico with our … Continue reading
Posted in Business, CloudProfile, Lean-to, MIleMarker, Products
Tagged hires, Mexico, ReachLocal, SMBLive, Software Development
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Nobody cares about your secrets; or why we stopped signing NDA’s
Dec
21
2009
Ok, so we didn’t stop signing non-disclosure agreements entirely, but what we have done is, postpone the signing of NDA’s until after we have spoken with and know the folks with the idea. All too often these days it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Products
Tagged ideas, intellectual property, NDA, secrets, startups
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The hosted small business platform
Oct
16
2008
Small businesses starting out today have a few things going for them that make it much easier than in the past. For one, the cost to get a team equipped with computers and software is significantly lower now than it … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged ASP model, hosted software, online tools, SASS, web applications
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