We're the small team with a big passion for turning ideas into real products. We're the first step in making your product real and focused on connecting you with your first paying customers. We've launched products in retail, education, manufacturing, finance, and more. We've partnered with everyone from startups to Fortune 500 companies to take that next step and build something new. Our biggest success stories are when we team up with a founder with an innovative idea and a lot of enthusiasm.
Erick and Josh talk about big ideas, companies that are winning and those that aren’t, and current events in the crazy world of software startups.
This week’s topic revolves around communication and keeping policies flexible and open to adapting. Josh and Erick share recent experiences where COVID exposure was a possibility in their lives and how it affected how they worked. Keeping the team safe and comfortable is a main priority, but it may look different for each team member.
This week’s episode is a retrospective on the Team Week we had a few weeks ago. Erick and Josh revisit the goals they set for this weeklong event and discuss if the group hit the mark on them. They both believe there is a huge value in coming together for something like this.
On this week’s episode we take a look at the dating app Hinge. Erick shares how Hinge differs itself from other dating apps that are currently on the market. We also touch on advice relating to creating a clone of an app.
During our Team Week we decided to take the CliftonStrengths assessment together. This episode was recorded prior to us all meeting for the week. Josh and Erick discuss their past experiences with taking this test, their current strength results, and why this test is valuable for a team.
Last week we had some of our remote team come to the office in Fargo to work with us. Josh and Erick recorded this episode of From Idea to Done prior to our team week to discuss goals and plans they wanted us to achieve.
We talk about another good read on this week’s episode, Giftology by John Ruhlin. The book notes that giving an everyday use gift to a person’s inner circle will have a greater impact on your relationship. We also chat about planned randomness in giving, taking time to give personal presents, and team gifting.
On this week’s episode we review No Man’s Land: Where Growing Companies Fail by Doug Tatum. We talk about the four M’s featured in the book; Market, Management, Money, and Model. We also discuss how culture can help teams get through rough or slow patches, driving forward motion.
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