How to trim down the noise out of a beta (with help deluxe)

Between diaper changes, writing marketing plans in spanish while thinking about them in english, tracking the surf forecast (it has been flat for the last 2 weeks or so until friday) we decided to put the beta together.

I was spinning my wheels until frustration lead me to send GK an e-mail. What the heck? what is the worst that could happen: getting a response?

Well, we did - twice!

His suggestions were on target. But we also found a wealth of useful pointers/articles on his blog. The one about DEMOgod seems pertinent even for betas from companies with limited resources, like us.

There was another one entitled something like "open letter to CXO" that took me back to the moment I quit my last job. I wish I had read it in 2002.

Well enough for now, it is time to start shaping up the code for beta and enjoying the crazy spring storm that is raging outside right now.

It is sunny, it is raining, and the winds are so strong that birds do not dare to fly...