Grooming Like Goldilocks

  • Nathan Blew
  • September 16, 2024
  • 6 min read

The meeting started with a bit of small talk, then we settled into the agenda. “I see that the next high-priority item is ‘Migrate to new data store’. How do we want to approach this item?” I asked. I had just begun to work with the development team at a 70-person professional services firm in […]

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Why is our Engineering Team so Slow?

  • Nathan Blew
  • July 7, 2024
  • 5 min read

Many engineering teams struggle to produce. We at Convex are frequently called in when the engineering team is nearly at a standstill and has lost the confidence of the organization. The culprit, in nearly all cases we encounter, is speed. In this case I’m not referring to speed as an effect, but as the cause. […]

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In-House or Overseas Development Team?

  • Nathan Blew
  • July 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

Overseas teams are incredibly useful if you are short on time and capital. It’s not difficult to find a software development vendor that can provide you with an excellent overseas team that will be more affordable and flexible in the short run than hiring in-house. There are times when it can be challenging to know […]

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