Archive for February, 2010

Vistaprint Lessons Learned – Part 2: Career and Leadership

February 12, 2010

This is part two in my ‘Vistaprint Lessons Learned’ series.  I only have four lessons this time, but I think they’re important. I’m sure I learned more than just four lessons about working efficiently, but also these lessons are more about continual improvement than many of the software development lessons were.  Therefore, I’ve spent a lot of time on each of these lessons, and I’m sure I”ll continue to spend a lot more time on them in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Vistaprint Lessons Learned – Part 1: Software Development

February 9, 2010

Over the last two years at Vistaprint, I’ve grown a lot – both as a developer and in general.  I learned some lessons through mistakes I’ve made, things that I saw being done correctly, and by observing processes that could have been more efficient.

Over the this and the next two blog posts, I’ll cover the lessons I learned in three different categories – software development, career and personal development, and lessons that could be applied to a company. Read the rest of this entry »