Ken Sharpe’s story, from the beginning:
April 2008
- Don’t Read This Blog: A Meta-Analysis
- Ok, Read This Blog Now
- Acme, Inc.
- Ideal LLC: The Story so Far
- The Employment Nerves Test
- Lesson 0: Motivation
- Lesson 1: Undocumented Credentials
- The Death Bed Test
- Lesson 2: People Matter
- Lesson 3: Lie to Your Boss
- Lesson 4: Aim High
- Lesson 5: Always be Looking
- Lesson 6: The Real Niche
- Be a Miser
May 2008
- Don’t be a Sucker
- Start Early, and Don’t Screw Around
- Get your Foot in the Door
- Investment Opportunity
- How to be a Code Monkey
- Self Branding
- Call First
- Positive Impressions
- Personal Slogan
- Technical Bankruptcy
- Dragging Ass
June 2008
- Pressure to Perform Miracles
- Focusing on the Top
- Winning Big
- Jesper the Frenetic Problem Solver
- Information Addiction, or Maintaining Focus
- Ben, the CFO
- Meta Value
- Shady Software Vendors
- Guide to Selecting a Software Vendor
- Choosing Battles
- Self Improvement is a Bumpy Road
July 2008
- Chaz, the D- Programmer
- Take Time Off
- Accidental Week Off
- Crappy Companies
- Build a Better Development Team
- Informal Authority
- Extreme Todo List
- Urgency and Importance
- Expense or Investment
August 2008
- What to do with Ken Sharpe’s Vague Advice
- Vague Advice to Compelling Narrative
- Invest in Peopleware
- Asking for a Raise
- Got the Raise
- Secret of Rockstar Development
- Winning Big Follow Up
- Optimistic Developers
- Asking for a Promotion
September 2008
October 2008
- The Ideal Exit Strategy
- David Quits Ideal
- A Synopsis of the Previous Month
- Lack of Work
- On the Horizon
- Advice for Young Developers
