http://flatsourcing.com Flatsourcing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:42:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As all of our clients know, Flatsourcing is a 50/50 partnership between the U.S. side and the Russian side. With one office in New Orleans, the other in Kazan, and clients spread across the globe, we understand how important open communication is. We strive to find opportunities to take our ... http://flatsourcing.com/2010/03/09/flatsourcing-summit-us-2010/ We love to receive feedback on the flatsourcing web-site and also on the small open-source projects available publicly in our fs github account. Here was the feedback that have received recently through one of the social networks: Oleg, I've checked your website (as I do once in a while) - nice interface ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/12/21/mmm-feedback-on-open-source-project/ As we are now fully entrenched in the holiday season, I've been thinking about how we as a company need to modify our schedules to ensure we keep things rolling for our clients and for our internal projects. The fact is, a distributed company like Flatsourcing is actually better equipped ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/12/14/carrying-momentum-into-the-holidays/ This week has been busier than most as Chris and I prepare to head up to New York next week for the Web 2.0 Expo. While we're  both looking forward to the keynotes from speakers such as Anil Dash and Caterina Fake, we're really excited to get to spend some ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/11/14/come-see-us-at-web-20-expo-in-new-york/ If you're someone who manages a lot of Basecamp accounts and has a hard time remembering passwords, this post is for you. There are a lot of authentication systems emerging, Facebook, Twitter, and Google all allow apps to let users login using their credentials.  Open ID is an open authentication system ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/11/13/open-id-with-basecamp-rocks/ The other night I was having a discussion with a few folks about Flatsourcing and how we work. After my brief spiel about working in an agile way with technically proficient clients we started discussing how user stories fit into the process. One of the less technical people in the conversation ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/11/04/what-makes-a-good-user-story/ Hi everybody, Don't forget to change the clock, it should be around Sunday in US! BTW have you noticed that clock already had changed a week earlier in Europe and Asia for example? :) I personally got confused with some meeting early this week :) So don't forget to adjust the clock and ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/10/29/dont-forget-to-change-the-clock/ I came across an article this morning called the 12 Characteristics of Successful Internet Entrepreneurs and it got me thinking about what aspects of the list Flatsourcing brings to the table for our clients. While several of our clients aren't developing their own products, but rather are doing client work, ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/10/22/what-makes-a-successful-internet-entrepreneur/ We're hitting the road in 2010, and we want to meet you.  If you've been following me on Twitter, you know that I'm planning a conference here in New Orleans next week called TribeCon.  It's a conference about harnessing online communities to drive offline actions for brands, causes and movements. Since ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/10/22/conference-calendar-for-2010/ One of my primary roles with Flatsourcing is to look at how we can grow our business in a way that builds on the things we already have. While growing the business could be translated into "sales", that term isn't the most accurate reflection of how we develop our business. Our ... http://flatsourcing.com/2009/10/14/when-selling-is-the-wrong-term/