It takes courage to be funny, and Sarah Cooper can tell you all about it. She left a comfortable position in management at Google to become a writer and a stand-up comedian. But she took inspiration from her work, sharing a series of comics and blog posts with her observations about office behavior that eventually… Continue reading Becoming Brave Enough for Comedy with Sarah Cooper on Hack the Process, Episode 29
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Careers for the Modern Philosopher with Daniel Coffeen on Hack the Process Podcast, Episode 16
I first came across Daniel Coffeen when I listened to his popular 2008 Rhetoric class after the entire semester of lectures was made available online for free by UC Berkeley. His powerful and enthusiastic approach to teaching a traditional academic subject impressed me, and I’ve been following his career ever since–or at least I thought… Continue reading Careers for the Modern Philosopher with Daniel Coffeen on Hack the Process Podcast, Episode 16
Fiction and Nonfiction
I’m having a blast working on my new book about scrum for web and mobile development for SitePoint. I decided to take a slightly offbeat approach to the subject, and incorporate a little fiction into the work. It’s easy to list out the details of how scrum works, and explain abstractly why it’s such a… Continue reading Fiction and Nonfiction
Starting a New Book on Scrum
I was really excited when my publisher, SitePoint, contacted me and asked me to write a book about scrum for mobile and web development teams. I’ve been writing articles about web development and scrum for SitePoint for a little over a year now. And when I did the math, it turned out I have over… Continue reading Starting a New Book on Scrum