pipedream (noun) (1) an integration platform for developers delivered as a single app (2) a fantastic plan to make glue coding fun We are excited to launch the beta release of Pipedream. In this post, we will share what Pipedream is, how it works, and what inspired its creation. What is Pipedream? Pipedream…

In 15 years of software development, I have rarely seen logging and reporting prioritized above new features. However, I have seen plenty of bad decisions and customer issues that were impacted by a lack of basic data. Understanding how your application is performing is a universal need and getting performance…

Note: I am no longer at Yahoo! and this is a follow up to my previous post: (Part #1) 0 to $640M: Non-obvious Lessons Learned Building BrightRoll. In 2014, Yahoo! acquired BrightRoll for $640M in cash plus a significant amount of employee retention. My agreement required me to be a…

I recently gave a talk at Yahoo! about the lessons learned from founding, building and selling BrightRoll. This is a summary of my talk. I founded BrightRoll in 2006 and sold the company to Yahoo in 2014 for $640M. I have learned a tremendous amount over the past 10 years…