Saeed Gatson

Author: Saeed Gatson

  • The Tech Scene In Eugene Oregon Has A Media Problem

    The Tech Scene In Eugene Oregon Has A Media Problem

    For the short time that I’ve been living in Eugene, Oregon there’s one problem I can’t escape. It echoes through slack channels and even over casual beers. The issue appears during high-brow parties, and at local meetups. I’ve spoken to a Wall Street Journal reporter and city level organization directors about it. The problem attacks…

  • Building A Side Project Meat Grinder

    Building A Side Project Meat Grinder

    If you’re anything like me you have a lot of ideas. So much so that it can be hard to figure out what to execute on next. That’s when you need an idea meat grinder.   You use an idea meat grinder to find good ideas by filtering out all your bad ones. Take every…

  • Top Post from 2016

    Top Post from 2016

    If a blog post gets a lot of views then I’m happy and if it doesn’t then I’m happy. Why? Because I write for myself pageviews haven’t been the goal. Part of me is intrigued by traffic patterns. Understanding reading behavior and data is helpful. I can understand the mindset behind basing goals on pageviews.…

  • Why Every Developer Needs To Learn How To Sell

    Why Every Developer Needs To Learn How To Sell

    Is there anything more frustrating than trying to accomplish a big goal and not being able to get others to buy into your vision? As a software developer, it might seem strange to dedicate time to improving sales skills. Recently, though, I’ve noticed that the most successful software developers are great at selling at least…

  • 10 lessons from 30 days of daily blogging

    10 lessons from 30 days of daily blogging

    My experiment to publish a blog every day for a month is officially over today. As my last post here are 10 things I’ve learned from Daily December.

  • My reading year, 2016

    My reading year, 2016

    10 books I loved this year, in no particular order:

  • Pro’s and con’s of working from a coffee shop 

    Pro’s and con’s of working from a coffee shop 

    I’m going to be honest with you. I haven’t worked from a coffee shop in a long time. When I do it’s always a fun experience. Kind of a like a little “field trip” from work!

  • Three ideas worth sharing

    Three ideas worth sharing

    I’ve been perusing the internet looking for an idea that I could steal. Something worth sharing with you here today on my blog. Something I could remix into my own thing.