One of my first mentors, Denny Williford, told me a story. Over the years, I’ve retold this story dozens of times and I’m sure that some of the details have changed over time but here’s my current version. 🙂
The management for an expensive high rise apartment complex had an issue. Their tenants who lived in the upper and most expensive floors were complaining that the elevator was “just too slow”.
I had my mind melted in a recent conversation with my friend Chris Dial. He said,
“People don’t want 1/4 inch drill bits. They want 1/4 inch holes”.
I blushed, I cried, I shared, I gushed, I cheered and then cried some more… I’m the dad in “For the dads…“, literally, that’s me. Photos and all… Continue reading
I’m all excited to be speaking at php[tek] again this year. It’s been a handful of years since I’ve been there but it’s a great show. It’s one of the larger (at least US based) community PHP conferences out there. They attract a fantastic group of top end speakers who not only deliver great content but do so in an entertaining way.
