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Winplace Online Casino Review: Quick Sessions, Big Wins, and the Art of the Fast Spin

There is a certain type of player who doesn’t have hours to burn. They have twenty minutes during a lunch break, a few minutes while waiting for a coffee, or a short window before a meeting. For them, the Winplace Read more…

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FelixSpin Casino Review: Schnelle Spiele und sofortige Befriedigung in einer 4.500-Spiele-Bibliothek

Es gibt eine bestimmte Art von Spieler, die keine Zeit für langsam erzählte Geschichten oder langwierige Bonusrunden hat, die ewig brauchen, um ausgelöst zu werden. Sie wollen den Dreh, das Ergebnis und den nächsten Dreh. FelixSpin versteht diese Zielgruppe perfekt Read more…

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A Mixed Bag: 2017 in Review

Turns out I somehow missed my normal “In Review” for 2016. ’16 was a very good year for me overall with a new job, an amazing trip to Japan, the best family Christmas I could have ever asked for, and Read more…

By Mike, 9 yearsDecember 31, 2017 ago
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Don’t Try To Change Things in the First Month

You’ve just started a new job, you’re excited and ready to jump into the fray and really make your mark.  What better way to make your mark than by improving the process, the tools, the product etc?  I mean, your Read more…

By Mike, 9 yearsAugust 29, 2017 ago
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Things Are Getting Good: 2015 in Review

As 2015 draws to a close, I end up doing my typical “what did I do with my year?” thing.  This year is a bit weird though for one simple reason: Stability. Back in 2012, I also had a stable Read more…

By Mike, 11 yearsDecember 31, 2015 ago
Life

Living the Dream: 2014 in Review

Another year in the books! As I sit here, all comfy and warm, enjoying some time off from work it’s time to look back on 2014 and reflect on what went right, what went wrong, and what went in a Read more…

By Mike, 12 yearsDecember 26, 2014 ago
Life

Everyone Should Work in Customer Service

What do our customers want? That’s a question I’ve heard asked time and again by senior management and executives. By product managers, developers, designers and sales teams. I’ve sat in countless meetings where we puzzled over this question, talking about Read more…

By Mike, 12 yearsMay 16, 2014 ago
Life

My Most Public Failure Taught Me The Value of Ownership

It was November 3rd, 2009 and after a long weekend at the office, I had unknowingly committed the single biggest and most public mistake of my career. A mistake that would impact thousands of customers and get prime coverage on Read more…

By Mike, 12 yearsMay 14, 2014 ago
Life

Hire People You’re Excited to Work With

I’ve worked in the games industry for nearly 8 years now, and over the last few I’ve hired up for multiple teams. I’ve hired QA testers, production coordinators, managers, mobile developers, artists. Some of those hires have been amazing successes, Read more…

By Mike, 12 yearsMay 12, 2014 ago
Life

I’d Rather be Valuable than Critical

For the last 3 years, I’ve spent every day trying to work myself out of a job. Each day I strive to make myself less critical in the day-to-day tasks of my team. I do this by automating, by making Read more…

By Mike, 12 yearsMay 9, 2014 ago

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