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Business of Rails Panel at RailsConf 2007
Trying to finish my book and running PLANET ARGON consumes quite a bit of my time… so when the RailsConf people announced that they were accepting proposals for talks, I opted to pass so that it wouldn’t distract from my sprint to finish my book. :-)
This decision was even easier for me when Nathaniel Talbot invited me to be part of his proposal for a panel of people that are running companies that specialize with Ruby on Rails. I liked the idea and the other people that were invited were all people that I greatly admired and respected… so I said yes. After all, so much of my time and energy goes into this stuff and there isn’t any doubt that I spend way more time on the business side of Rails… than in code these days.
I just got an email from Nathaniel to let me know that his proposal was accepted.
So, if you’ll be at RailsConf 2007 (US), come see me on The Business of Rails panel session.
The following people are planned to be on the panel.
Moderator: Nathaniel Talbott, Terralien Inc.
Panelists include:
- Justin Gehtland, Relevance, LLC
- Geoffrey Grosenbach, Topfunky Corporation
- Andre Lewis, earthcode.com
- Joe O’Brien, EdgeCase, LLC
- Robby Russell, Planet Argon, LLC
I hope that you all send Nathaniel some great (and tough) questions… ;-)
Portland Public Transporation and the Zen of Office Management
One of the coolest parts about my job (aside working with cool people everyday)... is getting a say in where we spend some of our money as a company. One of the things that Allison and I decided that we really wanted to do as a company was encourage sustainable business and growth in our local community. Everyone here loves Portland, Oregon.
This screenshot was taken after we took headshots for our transportation passes.
Our awesome Office Manager, Nicole Fritz has started a blog, which she plans to, ”...not only to let people know what goes on behind the scenes at PA, but to give other startups hints and tips about cool admin things that I have learned along the way (from taxes to how to get the right people “on the bus”).”
Nicole has posted an article, which introduces people to some of the great tax credits that small businesses like PLANET ARGON can take advantage of… in particular how we are now taking advantage of a tax credit for public transportation, bike storage, carpool programs, and more.
If you’re a customer of ours or are running a small business… you might consider subscribing to her feed.