Digital Agency Life
BSW Presentation: Ten Things I Wish I’d Known When I Was a Junior Developer
May 14, 2019
I was thrilled to talk at Boulder Startup Week this year. Boulder Startup Week, aka BSW, is an annual celebration of startups, technology and Boulder. It's been going on for a decade (and a few things have changed about startups…
A Day At the Derby
May 2, 2019
We love helping our clients get ready for the big event. A lot of checking and double checking. Standing up servers. Reviewing documentation, settings and code. Meetings. Checklists. Drinking caffeinated beverages.Continue reading "A Day At the Derby"
Educate thyself (with our help)
April 12, 2019
At Culture Foundry, we provide opportunities for ongoing training because we know the world moves fast. At Culture Foundry, we believe that the learning never stops. We also believe in investing in our employees. But what does that mean, in…
The Culture Foundry On Call System
February 19, 2019
Who answers the page at 3am? When you provide hosting, as Culture Foundry does, you need to provide on call support. Below, I'll outline the components of Culture Foundry's on call system. The first, most important piece is to define…
A Day In the Life: Developer Edition
February 4, 2019
What does a day in the life of a developer look like at a 100% remote digital agency like Culture Foundry? Here is what a typical day at Culture Foundry may look like (if you are a developer): After breakfast,…
The Culture Foundry Prove-It Contract
January 15, 2019
At Culture Foundry, we're trying a new hiring approach to create a "bridge opportunity" between an internship and a first paid coding job. We've come across a number of promising candidates who are right at that stage: Coding school /…
Context Switching: Tips to Minimize the Cost
October 23, 2018
Life comes at you fast in a digital agency. How can developers keep flowing? We are a digital consultancy with a number of clients. Some are actively under development, some are not. We have far fewer team members than clients.…
Why are we here? When a Remote Company has an In-person Offsite
October 5, 2018
This week the Culture Foundry team had its first ever onsite meet-up in Boulder, CO. Working remote has many perks from flexibility in schedules, a better work-life balance, to being able to work with people from all across the US.…
Aspects of a great “State of [insert company name here]” presentation
June 25, 2018
Every six months or so, the Culture Foundry management shares a "State of the Culture Foundry". Much like a "State of the Union" speech, this presentation covers a wide range of topics and pulls from all areas of the company.…
Meeting-Free Wednesdays
June 6, 2018
The maker and manager schedules are often at odds. In an agency like Culture Foundry, we keep Wednesday free of meetings. This allows everyone to be heads down and doing deep work for at least one day a week. I…
