How good is your bad-client-detector?

It’s unfortunate, but all business owners deal with them.  Dishonest, disorganized or lazy clients.  I always try to partner in the success of my clients via the projects they hire me to build, but once in a while I deal with people who simply shouldn’t be...

Better living through technology

Needless to say (don’t you love that expression?), I love cool technology.  I’ve learned that technology-for-technology’s-sake is usually a bad idea, especially when delivering a production-ready solution for a client, but today I’d like to...

Five years in business!

When I started BAYWORX in August of 2010, I did so for several reasons and most of them were admittedly selfish ones.  Primarily I wanted to challenge myself after burning out working for companies I couldn’t really find the right spot with.  Employees...

Allow yourself to be amazed

I try to go through life and stay grateful, even when things aren’t great.  When I was younger I had a bad habit of trying to affix blame on someone or something when things weren’t perfect.  And when I say stay grateful, I mean grateful for every...

Simplify, go forth and conquer!

My friend Doug Mann once pointed out something to me that I’ve kept with me for about 20 years.  Doug is one of the smartest people I know and has the ability to explain things in as few words as he needs to use.  Anyway, we were discussing a very wealthy...

How to be a good client

There are times where you find yourself in a less-than-desirable business relationship that needs to continue, despite challenges.  Over the years there have been a few vendors that have become a challenge, but sticking to some simple rules have kept the relationship...