by Shankar Poncelet | Dec 28, 2015 | Self Improvement
Yesterday I met with a friend of many years. He’s a man with lots of life experience and a sharp, bright mind. He jokingly told me that he doesn’t know a lot, therefore I should not expect too much of him – however, if I had a question related to accountancy, I...
by Shankar Poncelet | Dec 14, 2015 | Self Improvement
I am a developer and as such I like to isolate myself from the world to get me into the zone where productivity is abundant. Nevertheless, I like to remind myself that being connected to other humans matters. Some contemporary depictions of developers tell the story...
by Shankar Poncelet | Nov 15, 2015 | Business Strategy, Self Improvement
This post is inspired by an email from Paul Jarvis, a fellow web professional who helps other freelancers to succeed. He writes a phenomenal email series called The Freelancer. In today’s email he wrote: Regardless of your skillset or who you know, 99% of what...
by Shankar Poncelet | Oct 22, 2015 | Business Strategy, Self Improvement
As an alumnus of beautiful Miami University, I attended a networking event for past Miami students at the Razorfish offices here in Chicago. Someone gave a presentation about Razorfish and threw in some career tips at the end. Among the many great tips, the presenter...
by Shankar Poncelet | Oct 17, 2015 | Business Strategy, Self Improvement
You know what I do. I am a developer and I can help you build websites and web applications. I can host your website, and I even offer affordable smartphone apps now! But you know that, which is why I don’t want to annoy you with a sales pitch each time I send...
