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Practice Sustains Passion

Practice Sustains Passion

This is the manuscript of a talk that I gave during one of our Whiteboard Town Hall meetings.
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Nick BlackmonMar 6
Make It Meaningful

Make It Meaningful

In 1986 my dad and 15 of his friends spent months building a cabin deep in the North Georgia foothills. They built it among a stand of…
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Eric BrownMar 30, 2015
An Experiment In Shared Space

An Experiment In Shared Space

Four founders, four desks, and two companies – all in the same room.
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Eric BrownSep 19, 2014
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Life has happened, don’t miss it.

Life has happened, don’t miss it.

Reflections on life, love, dreams and not selling out.
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Nick BlackmonNov 25, 2015
Wanting, Doing, and Trying

Wanting, Doing, and Trying

These three words are misused, abused, and largely misunderstood by the tech community and entrepreneurs every day.
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Jonathan CutrellJan 21
Technology Changes Nothing.

Technology Changes Nothing.

Granted, the title of this post might have been crafted for clicks. But the matter of it all is simply this: we can always ignore claims…
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
The Odd Guy Out

The Odd Guy Out

Working at Whiteboard is the most fulfilling occupation I have ever had in my short twenty-something years. I have the privilege of being…
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
It’s not about perfection. It’s about excellence.

It’s not about perfection. It’s about excellence.

“If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.”
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
Design Decision Guidelines: Trendability vs. Usability

Design Decision Guidelines: Trendability vs. Usability

When you make a design decision, understand that there is no single more important guideline to follow than an equal balance of your own…
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
The Noise Floor Has Risen

The Noise Floor Has Risen

A relatively impassioned conversation about Apple’s acquisition of Beats occurred in our office yesterday. Aside from my aversion to…
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
Gravity, Momentum, and The Hill

Gravity, Momentum, and The Hill

We all have a gravity that slows us down.
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
Precision and Barriers, or Why I’m Not Buying the First Apple Watch

Precision and Barriers, or Why I’m Not Buying the First Apple Watch

The first iPhone, released eight years ago, was described by Steve Jobs as “three revolutionary products”.
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
Answering Front-end Developer Interview Questions: “What does a doctype do?”

Answering Front-end Developer Interview Questions: “What does a doctype do?”

tldr; While doctypes initially worked to help the browser understand what version of XML document you were using, the official…
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
Long Term Goals, Short Term Plans

Long Term Goals, Short Term Plans

I’ve recently been realizing a powerful perspective shift that has changed the way I schedule.
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Jonathan CutrellJan 14
Feature Runways

Feature Runways

[On today’s episode of Developer Tea, I talk about Feature Runways.](http://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/18126)
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Jonathan CutrellOct 12, 2015
Rails vs Laravel

Rails vs Laravel

Ruby on Rails is currently my preference for an MVC framework. In my experience as a programmer, Rails developers are some of the most…
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Thomas HollarJan 14
So, you say you’re a leader

So, you say you’re a leader

Observances on leadership from someone who’s been in the creative business a wee bit of time
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Lindsey GaffMar 1, 2015
You Are Your Worst Enemy

You Are Your Worst Enemy

…And no one cares to hear your excuses.
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Lindsey GaffApr 15, 2015
Less Formula, More Feeling

Less Formula, More Feeling

It seems in the creative industry there’s always a reoccurring theme, a reoccurring question that crops up in conversation. “What’s the…
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Lindsey GaffSep 18, 2014
One File Per Media Query

One File Per Media Query

Stop redundancy. Save your sanity.
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Thomas HollarAug 5, 2014
Design’s First Kiss

Design’s First Kiss

The Difference Between Awesome & Awkward
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Eric BrownSep 9, 2014
46 Summers

46 Summers

“Perspective is so hard to capture.” — Ed Catmull
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Eric BrownAug 25, 2014
The Day Our Work Is Analyzed

The Day Our Work Is Analyzed

What Chattanooga, Tennessee is Teaching Me
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Eric BrownJul 14, 2014
Belief is a Skill

Belief is a Skill

A reintroduction to the six-year-old version of yourself
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Eric BrownJul 7, 2014
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