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Small Changes and Big Impact — Low Effort and High Reward in Product

Working in product one thing I consistently look out for is what I like to call low effort big reward items.  Small things you can do that have a big impact. When we talk about low effort it could mean a day, it could mean two days. But it means overall minimal impact on other…

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Why LearnDash Switched to WooCommerce

Nothing is more important to selling your product than the technology that powers your sales.  Top of the list? Flexibility, stability and ultimately the control needed to mould your shopping cart around what works for your business.  At LearnDash we’ve used various systems over the years, starting out with a platform called DPD back when…

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Remote Work & Slack

Chances are if you work remotely your team will either use Slack or Teams, sure there are some other alternatives but in the interest of not writing out 50 competitors, let’s take the two.  These tools are great, making collaboration across time-zones simple when people are only a message away.  Yet therein lies the problem,…

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Communicating in a Remote Work Environment

Communication is tough, make no mistake about it. I’m no expert, you’re not an expert and anyone that says they are well they most likely aren’t.  Communicating in a traditional office environment you have social queues, body language and often real-time communication.  Transitioning to a remote-work environment can be a culture shock, someone says “ok”….