June 14, 2013
Volano Solutions has built a loyal customer base over the years of small to mid-sized companies and non-profits that needed insight and help on software solutions. As is the case with many businesses, the more clients you work with, the larger your network grows and custom development projects are not as hard to find. But […]
June 10, 2013
There is nothing like tuning into a dark, sardonic drama about characters whose moral compasses does not point north after 48 hours of near constant rain. Having watched the Miami Heat reassert their dominance last night on the Spurs, I turned on the late showing of Mad Men to see how the episode might tie […]
June 7, 2013
I’ve been reading more and more articles calling into serious question the economic sense of completing a college degree. I’m a Gen-X guy and grew up hearing that an undergraduate degree was the new high school diploma. It was a minimum educational standard for “real world” preparation. In college I struggled as one heavily dependent […]
June 4, 2013
Volano paid one of our own developers, Shane Fitch, $5,000 today for referring Jeremy O’Quin. Jeremy celebrated his 6 month anniversary today and we are very pleased with his performance and his input since coming on board. Volano will continue on with our referral program in 2013. Anybody who refers a developer to Volano will […]
June 3, 2013
Last night’s Mad Men episode juxtaposed nicely the surreal, drug addled psyche of Don Draper in the context of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, another “am I really seeing this happen?” moment that actually happened. This was a heady head trip of an episode. However, through the hashish haze a business lesson yet emerges; Take […]
May 31, 2013
I read an interesting blog by NY Times contributor Cliff Oxford @W_CliffOxford that one of our developers, Harry Berman recommended. If you have time, you should check it out http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/why-innovate-or-die-is-a-lie/. Cliff is a successful entrepreneur and makes a few good points in this blog about how important it is for fast growth businesses to focus […]
May 28, 2013
This weekend was a good one for television and we needed all three of those days to absorb that drama. On a side note, it was refreshing that so much good programing was of the scripted variety; Mad Men was off the chain and the Netflix return of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” looks promising. This blog […]
May 22, 2013
Volano Solutions is pleased to have been selected as one of the speakers at the Grow Nebraska marketing and technology conference June 12th at the UNO Thompson Alumni Center. We’ll be in good company with Yahoo, Fat Brain Toys, the Omaha World Herald and others sharing their experiences with business marketing in the rapidly evolving […]
May 20, 2013
Procuring important business lessons from Mad Men is not always an easy thing. You can learn as much about business conduct and best practices from watching the mistakes made by the characters. Some of the most prescient business points can be taken through the characters’ personal conduct in relationships. Last night’s episode for me was […]
May 16, 2013
Volano recently hired Jordan White to help kick off development of new software product. Jordan, a Computer Engineering major at Iowa State is excited about the opportunity. “I feel very comfortable with the staff here. I like it at Volano and feel at home.” While most of his peers are taking summer courses or holding […]
May 13, 2013
Last night’s Mad Men episode, aptly titled Man with a Plan was all about control. Don Draper added a new layer to his enigmatic character showing a penchant for sexual dominance with his mistress Sylvia. He also puzzled and out-maneuvered Ted by drinking him under the table in front of their direct reports, the creative […]
May 6, 2013
Last night’s Mad Men episode was one of my favorites of the season. The content would still make my parents blush but the elements of business, client management and strategic direction are a lot of fun to watch. It’s noteworthy that Mad Men has more adult viewers aged 25-54 with household income greater than $100,000 […]