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The Proper Orange team has strong opinions on current business practices, approaches to starting or pivoting a business, the latest technology trends, and more. You'll find our in-depth reflections here, and our quick takes on Twitter.

Have You Truly Defined Your Product?
You don't have a marketing problem. You have a product definition problem.
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Collaboration Is Not an Echo Chamber
The greatest value in our collaborative work process often comes from strong disagreements.
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Why Your Workplace Should Feel More Like a Home
Think living rooms, not playrooms.
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Scaling Human Ingenuity
Technology doesn’t inherently replace people; it simply frees up their time to think strategically...
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Six Things a Good Mentor Shouldn't Do
Mentoring is not a one-way street; it’s a relationship. The best mentors have the self-awareness to avoid these common pitfalls.
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Our Full Stack Approach
While "full stack" has historically described a certain type of software company, its use has expanded to describe an entirely new approach to business...
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Why MVPs Are a Terrible Idea
Why MVPs Are a Terrible Idea: If timing is critical, why do so many of us take the most time-consuming approach to bringing a product to market?
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