Day 3 of the weekend was entirely focused on validating the target customers, revenue numbers, business models and completing the proof of concepts for the pitches to the judges at the end of the day. How did the morning begin, well we found out that we did not have to develop a platform as there was one […]
Startup Weekend Day 2 – Platform, Mentors, Coding, Product Positioning, Decisions during Execution
Day 2 started well, but what I can say is that it was a rollercoaster of a day I must say with ups and downs but well here it is. The day started early as there was a lot of energy from the night before, I got to the venue by 8:00am checked in and […]
Startup Weekend Kampala – Day 1 – Ideas, Pitches, Teams
This was my first time at a Startup Weekend or a Hackathon so I was looking forward to the experience and to see what really goes on under the hood at this event. So why was I here, well I have had this idea brewing in my head for a long time and so I […]
Databud – Startup Weekend Kampala – April 27 to 29
I will be attending my first startup weekend in Kampala, on April 27, 2012 to April 29, 2012 and well I thought that why not share my pitch and get advice on how to refine it. No idea is great unless shared right? In the absence of #opendata in Uganda, there is a whole lot […]
Application Solution – Outsource, Incubate Potential Providers, Fund Startup or App Challenge
This is a question where I have no knowledge but would appeal to organizations of all sizes, and in all sectors. You have identified a need for software based solution for a project, however at the stage that you are, the details of the solution implementation are not known at the time, and you do […]
The Poor Man’s Job Queue
Not all software development projects are treated the same, some have access to modern tech Virtual Private Servers (VPS), Zend Server (http://www.zend.com/products/server/), Memcached, Gearman and all the other goodies I can only dream of. You have a box with LAMP, and you cannot install anything else. This is an example of how we got around […]
chrome css html opensource responsive design software development lifecycle tips and tricks twitter-bootstrap web development
HTML Web Toolkits – Twitter Bootstrap
Well it seems like I have been doing a rip and replace of most of the “homegrown” components that we are using in our environments as we gear up for the new year. The latest to fall to the axe is our HTML + CSS + widget collection that has been growing over the years […]
New Year – Outlook Ahead
April 4, is finally here, well my birthday of course, and its a day I look forward to, reflect upon and reinforce my commitments for the year. Well it started very well, 5:50am with a birthday song from my wife and daughters, the screaming wokeup my son so he too joined in the festivities. I am […]
Doctrine2 Day 3 – Proxies, Associations, Relationships
Well if you are following this series, then by know you are aware that we have the validators setup, and we are almost ready to go. Well not quite so. I ran into an issue with proxies and class loaders which took a while to resolve, but what I did was: a) Changed the Zend […]
Who is a “True African” Woman
This is from a Facebook note from September 2011, but being Women’s day today March 8, I figured well its worth commemorating. This is what I know a “true African” woman is: a) Tough As Nails – she tackles all the hardships, burdens that are placed in her path. They till the land, sell produce […]