Engine Yard, Inc.

S01E39: Stephen Robinson

September 8, 2011

Stephen Robinson of Avity and Eye & Mind Blog talks about entrepreneurship and Rails development.

• Moving from a developer/academic background to an entrepreneurial role
• Entrepreneurship vs. Development
• In-house vs. geographically distributed development teams
• Starting the Eye and Mind blog and goal
• Mobile development on the rise
• When to use Ruby on Rails vs. other languages
• Getting in touch with Ruby on Rails
• Training staff

Links: * "A Brief History of Steve video":http://vimeo.com/19687547 * "Eye and Mind blog":http://www.eyeandmind.com * "Dream Staffing":http://www.dreamstaffing.com/ * "Avity":http://www.avity.com/ * "Appcelerator":http://www.appcelerator.com/ * "Engine Yard and PHP announcement":http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2011/engine-yard-and-orchestra-join-forces/ * "The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement":http://www.amazon.com/Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement/dp/0884270610 (book)