From Brian

Uncensored advice about product development and building a high-growth software company from Brian de Haaff, co-founder and CEO at Aha!

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5 Habits of Hyper-Productive Developers
May 14, 2015
5 Habits of Hyper-Productive Developers

The Alpha Engineer rules Silicon Valley and all great technology ecosystems. He is tough to find, a genius in thought and a workhorse in productivity. He is worth 100 or…

How to Handle the Crazy Boss Screamer
May 14, 2015
How to Handle the Crazy Boss Screamer

What a great response to Tuesday’s article, How Confident Leaders Silence the Office Screamer. In this post, I related a story of a veteran kindergarten teacher who…

Break the Hiring Manager's Rules and Make Your Own
May 13, 2015
Break the Hiring Manager's Rules and Make Your Own

I was overwhelmed by the response to the article How Successful Candidates Steal Job Interviews. It seems that many job-seekers are searching out ways to get an edge in…

How Confident Managers Silence the Office Screamer
May 12, 2015
How Confident Managers Silence the Office Screamer

I am a father of boys. They are good kids, but even they have had a reasonable share of temper tantrums over the years. The tantrums — and how to respond to them —…

How Successful Candidates Steal Job Interviews
May 11, 2015
How Successful Candidates Steal Job Interviews

Searching for a job can be frustrating, especially if you are devoting full-time hours to the process. You spend hours laboring over the perfect cover letter and making…

Why Smart Bosses Give Bad Employees a Raise
May 7, 2015
Why Smart Bosses Give Bad Employees a Raise

In Tuesday’s article, “5 Lies Managers Tell to Avoid Giving Raises,” I discussed how some managers resort to bold-faced lies when employees ask why they are not getting…

The One Sign You Love Your Startup
May 6, 2015
The One Sign You Love Your Startup

Starting and running a business can be tough. Read on to see if you are on your way to loving your startup.

Lies Employers Use to Not Give You a Raise
May 5, 2015
Lies Employers Use to Not Give You a Raise

We all want a nice, big raise from our employer — a reward that proves that our hard work is paying off. And we want it at least once a year, please.

5 Habits of Exceptionally Successful Founders
May 4, 2015
5 Habits of Exceptionally Successful Founders

I never set out to be an entrepreneur. The word still sounds a bit funny to me because I never felt like I was taking on greater risk than others. It just sort of…

The 4 Words That You Never Want to Hear From Your Boss
May 3, 2015
The 4 Words That You Never Want to Hear From Your Boss

I had a boss that got visible nervous when she heard a new idea or when I wanted to challenge the status quo. And every so often when I needed to break with tradition, I…

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