What happened when I asked 46 people for feedback
by Jonathan Markwell
Work gets better when the relationships you have with the people you work with get better. But you only have one perspective on those relationships - your own.
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What is the best WiFi for Coworking spaces?
by Jonathan Markwell
There were periods of The Skiff’s history where access to the Internet from The Skiff was a running joke. We had members leave the space because it would occasionally become unusable for them. As one of the bare essentials for the vast majority of our coworkers this was inexcusable. It distracted us
Read moreIs it a good idea to have multiple coworking spaces in one city?
by Jonathan Markwell
I've had to ask myself this question many times since starting The Skiff. The growth of coworking is leading to it being asked increasingly by first time coworking space founders and long term owners alike.
Read moreMe and Steve Ballmer in 2007
by Jonathan Markwell
Back in 2007 I asked Steve Ballmer a question at an event for people in the web industry in London. He didn't seem to understand it (to be fair I felt so out of my depth asking him a question, I probably wasn't being very articulate) so he asked me to follow up with an email. This is what I sent:
Read more10 Things You Should Shout at Brilliant Web Developers
by Jonathan Markwell
I spent Friday at ConfShop in the company of some of the most talented people in the UK web industry. Elliot Jay Stocks and Keir Whitaker pulled off a risky new event format that resulted in far more insight into the experiences of other attendees than I've ever before gained from a conference.
Read moreThe unsolved scaling challenge
by Jonathan Markwell
Everyone knows that scaling websites so that they can serve millions of users a day is hard. Most Twitter users have seen the famous Fail Whale often enough, which usually shows up because some component of Twitter's website isn't handling an increase in traffic so well. Many people familiar with
Read moreDifferences between Y Combinator and Seedcamp
by Jonathan Markwell
In a recent Techcrunch Europe post Mike Butcher shared some Seedcamp data showing the startup trends in Europe. In that post he made the following statement when comparing the organisation to its competition across the pond:
Read morePre-investment and Pre-revenue Product Development BootCycle
by Jonathan Markwell
I have an idea about providing support for pre-investment & pre-revenue product development which I’ve been discussing with various people in Brighton for over a year now. It’s called BootCycle and it’s an approach to mashing up some of the best bits of Y Combinator, BarCamp, OpenCoffee, Coworking &
Read moreIn case you missed it
by Jonathan Markwell
At the beginning of January we posted an update giving the highlights of 2007 from Inuda Innovations. Check it out here: The Inudian - Looking Back On 2007
Read moreLooking Back
by Jonathan Markwell
I’ve really neglected this blog. It’s been nearly a year since my last entry so it seems like as good a time as any to look back on what I’ve been up to.
Read moreWhy Mad Motive?
by Jonathan Markwell
Am I mad? Well a few people have said I must be crazy to link my business to a blog called Mad Motive. It’s a phrase probably most commonly used in describing axe murderers.
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