Video Saturdays: Enjoying Life & Jiu Jitsu by Fernando Maccachero
In order to see the world in broader spectrum we have to learn new things, acknowledge different opinions & explore. I`ll post a video every Saturday on something that doesn`t directly correlate with technology/startups etc. but I find interesting.
Video Saturdays: We Stopped Dreaming
This is a step away from what I usually post for Video Saturdays, but the core message of these videos are close to my heart. If you do one thing this weekend, think about one thing that you could accomplish in your lifetime that will contribute to the betterment of future generations.
How Recurring Checklists Allowed My Company to Grow
Over a 2 years ago I decided to start a small digital product studio in order to fund my side projects as well have an active insight into the fast-paced tech market. Having just came off of working at a large mobile agency in NYC I had a solid foundation as to how to deliver…
Actionable Advice from MicroConf 2018
MicroConf is a conference for microprenuers & bootstrapped companies. It’s held once a year in Las Vegas as well as Europe. The conference is definitely catered towards the do-ers, attracting both great speakers as well as attendees, this is the second year that the conference has been split into two separate ones. The first one…
Becoming Better at Staying in Touch
As the previous year came to end I’ve decided to take my first personal retreat to decompress and digest all that has happened in 2017 both for OpsYard as well as my personal life. I’ve been fortunate enough to grow my little product studio from me plus another person working part-time, into a team of…
Creating a Simple Landing Page
Before diving in on talking to potential customers you should focus on creating a place where they can find out more about what you’re doing. This can range from a PDF pitch deck, explainer video to full-blown website with fancy design. Since at the early stages you should avoid investing too much time in fancy…
Identify a Problem worth Solving – Shopify App
Since the bulk of my consulting work is winding down for Q4. I’ve decided to dive deeper into exploring new internal projects I’d like to work on. In the past couple of months through client work, I’ve gotten more familiar with Ad Tech space Mainly how medium to large e-commerce companies setup & optimize their…
The Advantage of Starting in a Marketplace
Business is Business, software or psychical goods. No matter if you’re selling software, a house cleaning service or beef jerky there are three things you look at: product, price and who you sell it to. In most cases we rely on what we already know how to do or make based on previous experience. What people are willing to pay…
Always do the things you Fear the Most
As much as I don’t like to admit it, I consider myself an introvert. My childhood was spent traveling around the world with my parents due to my dad’s job. I’ve lived in North Carolina, Santa Barbara, Chicago & then going all the way over to Europe where I spent my teen years.. That forced…