Shrine Insights
Our official blog with news, technology advice, and business culture.
Don’t Treat Quotes as Gospel
Have you ever worked on a project where a clash in personalities created chaos for the entire team? Or one with unreasonable deadlines that caused you stress on a daily basis? I wa
Douglas Drouillard How to Find the Right Tech Expert
Have you ever worked on a project where a clash in personalities created chaos for the entire team? Or one with unreasonable deadlines that caused you stress on a daily basis? I wa
Trait of a Professional – Setting the Agenda
Have you ever worked on a project where a clash in personalities created chaos for the entire team? Or one with unreasonable deadlines that caused you stress on a daily basis? I wa
Does My Developer Need to Be Local?
I was recently talking to a prospective client who wanted to know whether a software developer being local, meaning their office is in close physical proximity to yours, is importa
Move from Nice Idea to Real
For anyone who’s pitching a new idea or seeking investment in a new product, there’s a four-letter word you never want to hear. “Nice.” Investors say “it’s nice” when
Why You Cannot Ballpark the Price of a Software Development Job
No one factor has contributed to the failure of more software projects than the phrase, “just give me a ballpark estimate.” It’s not a case of bad intentions. Well-intentione
Aligning Software Developers to Projects
I worked as a software developer for many years before launching my own business, and I constantly found myself feeling underappreciated at work. Not out of a sense of entitlement,
How to Pick an Open Source Project
Save time and money with an open-source project (but don’t make these mistakes!) Saving time and saving money. We’re all trying to do more of that these days. But there’s a r
What makes the Shrine process better?
At Shrine, we don’t just build apps (although we’re great at it). Our work goes far beyond ordinary software development. We fix glitches, clean up messes, and resolve technica
