Comments for Dan Grigsby http://www.unpossible.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:28:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Challenging Assumptions At Unspace by Zak Jacobson http://www.unpossible.com/2008/06/02/challenging-assumptions-at-unspace/#comment-115 Zak Jacobson Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:21:36 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/?p=18#comment-115 I just had to share this moment of serendipity with the world. I'm sitting at home, pounding my head on my desk trying to connect to my company's terrible VPN. I went to put some dead batteries into my bag to bring in to work tommorow to recycle. I put the batteries in a little inside pocket and notice there's something in there. I pull out two business cards that I picked up at the conference where I got the bag -- ETech. I decide to visit the websites on the cards to see if they are still around. The first card is Dan Grigsby, unpossible.com. I land on the page to read this post... this post that mentions ETech the very same conference I got the card. What a coincidence! Then, I look at the second card. You guessed it, Pete Forde, Unspace. What are the odds? I just had to share this moment of serendipity with the world. I’m sitting at home, pounding my head on my desk trying to connect to my company’s terrible VPN. I went to put some dead batteries into my bag to bring in to work tommorow to recycle. I put the batteries in a little inside pocket and notice there’s something in there. I pull out two business cards that I picked up at the conference where I got the bag — ETech. I decide to visit the websites on the cards to see if they are still around. The first card is Dan Grigsby, unpossible.com. I land on the page to read this post… this post that mentions ETech the very same conference I got the card. What a coincidence!

Then, I look at the second card. You guessed it, Pete Forde, Unspace. What are the odds?

]]> Comment on A Plan For Minnesota by refactr blog on software development, design, agile processes, and business Blog Archive http://www.unpossible.com/2008/01/10/a-plan-for-minnesota/#comment-114 refactr blog on software development, design, agile processes, and business Blog Archive Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:49:32 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/01/10/a-plan-for-minnesota/#comment-114 [...] and venture money with a good deal of discussion mirroring Dan Grigsby’s post titled A Plan For Minnesota. The consensus seems to be that our tech start-up community isn’t thriving,  not for lack of [...] [...] and venture money with a good deal of discussion mirroring Dan Grigsby’s post titled A Plan For Minnesota. The consensus seems to be that our tech start-up community isn’t thriving,  not for lack of [...]

]]> Comment on 40 Under 40 by Jamie Thingelstad http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-110 Jamie Thingelstad Thu, 15 May 2008 12:26:33 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-110 Congratulations Dan! I finally got ahold of a copy of the printed version of this. It looks really nice. Congratulations Dan!

I finally got ahold of a copy of the printed version of this. It looks really nice.

]]> Comment on 40 Under 40 by lolife http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-109 lolife Sun, 11 May 2008 05:54:21 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-109 Gratz, Dan! Welcome to the club! Gratz, Dan! Welcome to the club!

]]> Comment on 40 Under 40 by Ryan McMinn http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-108 Ryan McMinn Sat, 10 May 2008 18:50:54 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-108 Great article... Now I have a web link to send people after I tell them stories about you :) Great article… Now I have a web link to send people after I tell them stories about you :)

]]> Comment on 40 Under 40 by Ryan Sonnek http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-107 Ryan Sonnek Sat, 10 May 2008 13:59:31 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-107 Whoo Hoo! Congratulations Dan. You definitely deserve it! Whoo Hoo!

Congratulations Dan. You definitely deserve it!

]]> Comment on 40 Under 40 by Graeme Thickins http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-106 Graeme Thickins Fri, 09 May 2008 22:21:12 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-106 You're very deserving, Dan! And tomorrow at Minnebar, the event you helped make a reality, we'll all be reminded again of your contribution to our community. I think this third annual meetup may just be the biggest and best tech/startup event *ever* in Minnesota. Thanks for all you do! cheers, Graeme You’re very deserving, Dan! And tomorrow at Minnebar, the event you helped make a reality, we’ll all be reminded again of your contribution to our community. I think this third annual meetup may just be the biggest and best tech/startup event *ever* in Minnesota. Thanks for all you do!

cheers,
Graeme

]]> Comment on 40 Under 40 by Tom Sparks http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-105 Tom Sparks Fri, 09 May 2008 21:23:28 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/05/09/40-under-40/#comment-105 Thats awesome! You were one of the coolest guys at LE and I think you're very deserving of the award! Thats awesome! You were one of the coolest guys at LE and I think you’re very deserving of the award!

]]> Comment on The Tyranny of CSS And Ajax, A Timex Watch And A Barrel Full of Rocks by Scott Burns http://www.unpossible.com/2008/01/24/the-tyranny-of-css-and-ajax-a-timex-watch-and-a-barrel-full-of-rocks/#comment-103 Scott Burns Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:11:15 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/01/24/the-tyranny-of-css-and-ajax-a-timex-watch-and-a-barrel-full-of-rocks/#comment-103 I've been thinking a lot about this issue. At GovDelivery, our objective is to "do as much good as possible for our clients and the public they serve" with the resources we have available. I like how you talk about features at the end of your analogy because for us, it's not just about our market, it's also about the features within our app and their relative importance. I'm sometimes embarrassed when a little used piece of functionality in our application is "good enough," but I simply explain to our clients that we chose to invest in feature X (which they really wanted) over making feature Y (which hardly anyone uses) more useful. We're lucky that our clients trust us and respect our judgment on these issues, but it's still hard to just accept that certain parts of the app are always going to be "good enough" and move on. I’ve been thinking a lot about this issue. At GovDelivery, our objective is to “do as much good as possible for our clients and the public they serve” with the resources we have available.

I like how you talk about features at the end of your analogy because for us, it’s not just about our market, it’s also about the features within our app and their relative importance. I’m sometimes embarrassed when a little used piece of functionality in our application is “good enough,” but I simply explain to our clients that we chose to invest in feature X (which they really wanted) over making feature Y (which hardly anyone uses) more useful. We’re lucky that our clients trust us and respect our judgment on these issues, but it’s still hard to just accept that certain parts of the app are always going to be “good enough” and move on.

]]> Comment on A Plan For Minnesota by Locating Your Software Development in MN | Minnov8 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/01/10/a-plan-for-minnesota/#comment-80 Locating Your Software Development in MN | Minnov8 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:04:15 +0000 http://www.unpossible.com/2008/01/10/a-plan-for-minnesota/#comment-80 [...] Here’s one answer and a cogent argument that is a quick read. It will give you one location to consider strongly (i.e., Minnesota) if you want A-class developers, a midwestern work ethic, an instant grasp of your vision or outcomes — and enjoy a trail already blazed by such companies as Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft and Sun. Take a moment now and considering embracing what my friend and serial entrepreneur, Dan Grigsby, has just posted in his Plan for Minnesota. [...] [...] Here’s one answer and a cogent argument that is a quick read. It will give you one location to consider strongly (i.e., Minnesota) if you want A-class developers, a midwestern work ethic, an instant grasp of your vision or outcomes — and enjoy a trail already blazed by such companies as Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft and Sun. Take a moment now and considering embracing what my friend and serial entrepreneur, Dan Grigsby, has just posted in his Plan for Minnesota. [...]

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