DPL Reading List – December 30, 2015

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How To Fix A Bad User Interface (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Have you ever experienced a user interface that feels lifeless? Have you created a UI that just seems to be missing…something? If that’s the case,…

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Top 3 Blog Posts from Nebraska Global

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Not only was 2015 our biggest year for the Don’t Panic Labs blog, it also saw the launch of the Nebraska Global blog. Tom Chapman and Adam Hunke have been publishing some great content from the investment and entrepreneurship standpoints during the past few months, and we look forward to what they have store for…

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DPL Reading List – December 23, 2015

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Two Billion Dollar Blink – Calculating The ROI Of UX (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Not every interaction is as easy to measure as the A/B testing that led Amazon to this insight, but every User…

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DPL Reading List – December 18, 2015

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Cold Email: One Of The Best Kept Secrets In Silicon Valley (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for recommending this article) – “Cold email is one of the most effective strategies in obtaining early traction for your product. Many founders do it, but…

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DPL Reading List – December 11, 2015

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How Early Exit Disease Stunts The Growth Of Midwest Startup Communities (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “There is an unnamed epidemic slowly traveling through the middle of the U.S. This epidemic goes by many names, but our…

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DPL Reading List – December 4, 2015

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Learning to Code: Not A Guarantee – “So while a bootcamp or training program can make promises or guarantees. Those are hinging on your ability to deliver and put the work in. For the amount of work you are about to…

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The Day Microsoft Told Me “We should see other people”

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In my July blog post (Why I’m Betting on Windows Phone), I shared my history as a Windows Phone user and continued confidence in its future. As a user of their phone/mobile OS for around 10 years, I was dumbstruck by the new Lumia phones: they’re not available or compatible with Verizon. The news was…

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DPL Reading List – November 27, 2015

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Nobody Wants Your App (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for recommending this article) – “At this point, I feel confident that although people will always want services that make their lives better — the appeal of that service coming in the form of an…

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DPL Reading List – November 20, 2015

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Innovation Through Execution (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for recommending this article) – “While we typically remember Edison as the inventor of the lightbulb and the father of the electric age, Edison’s legacy is largely the result of his management style and…

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Stressing Continuous Integration

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After being a part of the start of numerous projects for Don’t Panic Labs, I have become rather familiar with our term “Iteration 0” (Iteration Zero). We have embraced this idea and introduced it into numerous projects – whether they be internal projects or joint ventures. If you have not heard of “Iteration 0”, it…

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