When Energized Work turned
one year old back in June we
started to give a lot more attention to our ideas to develop the
company. We decided it was time for action. While
attending Agile2008 in Toronto ,
we talked and talked over
beers in the bar at the top of the
CN
Tower and talked some more in
Fynn's of Temple Bar . Since then
we've been beavering away behind the scenes, occasionally alluding
to progress in my
Tweets .
Recently, Jason Gorman asked: Could a recession open up the market for high-quality 'boutique' software development , where customers might be more inclined to take a bet on a start-up with great talent (based on their track record) and a commitment to delivering demonstrably high-quality? I hope he's onto something because it's exactly where we decided to take Energized Work when we were sitting up top in the CN Tower in the Summer.
Back in December 2007 following our session at XPDAY , Steve Freeman mentioned us and said: [Energized Work] got the job because they don't compromise on the stuff they think is important and they managed to find a client that likes that. Is this every client in the world? No, but then it doesn't have to be.
Exactly. We want to work with clients who actually recognise their software as an asset, want to improve how they work, and are prepared to invest. We want to work with clients who value the same things we do and we're resetting Energized Work to go find them. I'll talk a little more about this in my next post.
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It sounds like the Joel Spolsky business model, though the actual practices employed are different.