"3 Apps in 3 months. What sounds like a crazy idea was possible because I did my homework before I started. The homework I did was ‘defining guidelines’ and ‘study before I build’. The guidelines helped me to focus on the right things while ‘study before I build’ made sure I was fast and good …
Spring Cleaning: Medium – At least 3 times a year
Johann Furmann, Nana Gregg This post is a follow-up to Nana’s great post on “Salesforce Cleaning Menu – Mild: A Flavor for Everyone”. Introduction Since the last post on cleaning, we started weekly clean-ups for our Mild-Flavor menu items. This should have created a culture of cleaning. Now we can step up our game and …
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Notes: The Consulting Mindset for Developers
Lilith Van Biesen, Rupesh Bhatia, and I came together to brainstorm what developers can learn from Admins & Consultants. Here’s a shortlist of my personal notes, may be helpful for some. 1. Admin is more than just configuration2. Every good Admin is a Consultant3. Be humble, accept your shortcoming, make mistakes4. Think like a human!5. Develop proposals6. Pick up the phone7. Everything you …
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A Good Developer Is An Awesome Admin!
"It's very essential to become a good Admin first."Farah Ghanem Farah tells us why she thinks, every Developer needs to go all-in on Administration first. She learned the hard way that being an Admin is not an afterthought but a necessary foundation for being a good Developer.To get you started, Farah shares her top 3 …
6 ways to drive your Salesforce Admins crazy
Jodi Hrbek and I came together to find 6 ways to drive our Admins crazy. Please do not try this at home! Title: CEO approvalWhat: All changes need to be approved by the CEO.How to: Every change in the system needs to be approved by the CEO personally before go-live.Deviousness: MediumBonus craziness: CEO is never …
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4 ways to stop your dreams from failing
Summary We all have dreams, small and big. I think it’s important to be aware of the reasons dreams fail. Since I’m currently in the valley of tears with my AppExchange company I asked a friend about her failed dream. She shared the four reasons her dream of a software company failed and we discussed …
Becoming a CTA is like baking a cake:
Baking a cake is equal parts recipes, practice, and creativity.Passing the CTA review board is in my opinion the same. We have the recipes (books, classes, videos, blogs, and coaching).As with baking a cake, the recipe alone is not enough. As every baker knows, you become better the more you bake.But a recipe and practice …
5 Ways to troll your Users
By SalesforceNerd and Johann Furmann Introduction ------ User /ˈjuː.zɚ/ noun [ C ] Formal: someone who uses a product, machine, or service Informal: someone who finds a way of misusing your app, product or service ------- Users, love them or hate them, are the reason we do what we do. In the end, our well-designed, …
RTC E14: Sport, Diet, Meditation and Fun
Passing the CTA is so much more than just a brain full of knowledge. Your body and mind have to be there as well. Today I share why I think sport, diet, meditation, and fun must be an integral part of your #journeyToCTA. In the end, I share a few things which helped me get …
A Salesforce tale as old as time
The new job ‘Eat well & healthy’ is the newest, hottest start-up out of Jaipur. The website provides tasty and healthy dishes delivered right to your doorsteps. All ingredients are fresh and locally sourced. They have the best chefs in town. The tech and product team has built amazing infrastructure. Millions of orders are handled …