Category Archives: Products
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
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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
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
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Igniting Ideas: MileMarker Introduces Voting
Apr
20
2011
MileMarker is testing the power of capturing ideas with this year’s Ignite Minneapolis event. Thursday, April 21, 2011 Ignite will be hosting an evening filled with high-energy, 5-minute talks by people who, simply stated, have an idea. Sound like fun? … Continue reading
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
A long time in the making, introducing the new Lean-to
Sep
10
2010
We have tried to use project tracking software for our own projects but couldn’t find anything that we liked. They were either way too complex and bloated (VersionOne, Jira, Mingle) or just too ugly and no fun to use (XPlanner, … Continue reading
Posted in Lean-to, Software Development
Tagged bug tracking, project, project management, project tracking, Software Development
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Kirei and Refactr introduce MileMarker
Aug
5
2010
Fresh out of its beta period we are proud to show off our innovation acceleration, idea management, task prioritization system, MileMarker. We’re still working on some walk-through videos and some updates to the public site. Screenshots Release Notes: Added filtering, … Continue reading
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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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At Refactr we really like developing products
Jan
22
2010
We are always developing web applications for clients or for ourselves – and sometimes some sort of combination of the two as we are doing with SMBLive and the CloudProfile platform we have been working on much of the year. … Continue reading
Posted in CloudProfile, Lean-to, MIleMarker, Products, Software Development
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At refactr we believe in the value of connection, the utility of agile processes, and the power of great ideas. We are creating the next generation of software for people who expect more from their web applications.
