Quintin Sykes

I’ve been banging the drum for simplicity for some time, and a couple of posts caught my attention this week. Ryan at 37signals was discussing the suckage-to-usage ratio with the Kindle keyboard as an example of a feature that might be inadequate on its own but infrequently used and thus unimportant in the reading experience. The post speaks to nailing the important requirements first, leaving the nice-to-haves for later (if ever). Users are willing to put up with missing features in exchange for (1) getting a product in their hands faster and (2) nailing the requirements that are truly important... [Read More]

I made the pilgrimage to Boston earlier this month to attend the BAI Retail Delivery show. Was it worth the trip? Read on in my GonzoBanker recap.

I’m lucky to have a job where I can do some serious digging into something I’m interested in, write about it, and have fun doing it. [Read More]