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Category Archives: Business
Refactr loves Thunder and Lightning
Post by Sara
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
Post by Sara
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
Post by Ben Edwards
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
Post by Ben Edwards
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
Post by Ben Edwards
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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Responding to RFP’s
Post by Ben Edwards
Jul
22
2008
At Refactr we don’t often get RFP’s (Requests for Proposals). Most of our consulting project work comes from word of mouth and referral where we help brainstorm what is to be created at the outset. It is the only time … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business
Tagged collaboration, communication, documentation, projects, sales, Web 2.0
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Nine things developers want more than money
Post by Scott Vlaminck
Jun
25
2008
This is a little bit older, but pretty interesting: Nine Things Developers Want More Than Money. It should be inherently obvious, but seeing lists like this every once in a while is a good reminder that creating and maintaining high-performing … Continue reading
Best Buy tries its hand at being small.
Post by Ben Edwards
Jun
13
2008
Much has been written in blogs and in the news media about Best Buy’s Results Only Work Environment (ROWE). And while the idea (do whatever you want, work however you like, as long as you get your work done.) is … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business, Software Development
Tagged embracing change, employees, entrepreneurism, incentives, innovation, risk-taking, starups
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Getting risky in Minnesota
Post by Ben Edwards
Jun
11
2008
Minnesotan technologists are working hard and giving their time and energies inside big companies that have sparse ability to innovate. Similarly talented people on the coasts, meanwhile are starting companies and changing the roles technology plays in our lives. Why can’t the Minnesota tech scene produce equally cool and inspiring technologies. The answer may be the extreme aversion to risk we cultivate next to our corn here in the Midwest. Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business
Tagged barcamp Minnesota, entrepreneurism, Local, minnebar, Minnesota, start-up, startup, starups, venture
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New Refactr world headquarters
Post by Ben Edwards
Jan
4
2008
Yes, we have moved into new offices in Minneapolis. North East Minneapolis at 4th Street NE and Hennepin to be exact. We have a suite on the top floor of a three story building. The space has high ceilings, ample … Continue reading
