chriscarlson.org http://www.chriscarlson.org the personal blog of chris carlson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fred Wilson’s MBA Mondays http://www.chriscarlson.org/2010/03/10/fred-wilsons-mba-mondays/ http://www.chriscarlson.org/2010/03/10/fred-wilsons-mba-mondays/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:17 +0000 ccarlson http://www.chriscarlson.org/?p=441 Stumbled upon an interesting series over at A VC called MBA Mondays. Each week Fred Wilson writes a post that is about a topic he learned in business school. So far, topics include accounting, compounding interest, and the time value of money.

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Why I Like It

  1. Easy install
  2. Beautiful user interface design
  3. The app reads your feeds and picks out the most frequently talked about links
  4. The app is usable in Safari and on the iPhone

Suggestions for Improvement

  1. Create short snippet videos to explain specific features – this allows users of the app to quickly come up to speed on new topics without having to search through the long intro video
  2. Update e-mail with activation code to include notes about how to continue with installation – it was a bit confusing to me what my next step was after obtaining my activation code
  3. Provide a visual identifier in the All Kindling or All Sparks view to show if a feed has been assigned to a group

Rating: 4.5/5

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]]> http://www.chriscarlson.org/2010/02/21/motivating-employees-to-do-creative-and-conceptual-tasks/feed/ 0 The Pre-Launch Checklist http://www.chriscarlson.org/2010/02/20/the-pre-launch-checklist/ http://www.chriscarlson.org/2010/02/20/the-pre-launch-checklist/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:00:13 +0000 ccarlson http://www.chriscarlson.org/?p=388 Using a Pre-Launch Checklist for your Website: a systematic approach to ensuring that important details are addressed before launching or relaunching a website. (via Webdesigner Depot)

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