At the end of March, we released our integration Beanstalk. We also announced a promotion to reward the three accounts with the most Beanstalk/Sifter integration activity with free months of service on both Sifter and Beanstalk. The three companies that... Continued…
It's been a little while in the making, but today we're officially launching the Sifter API. It's focused and simple, but that's where you come in. Instead of just developing and launching a massive API, we want to start small... Continued…
It's been almost exactly a year since we shared any information about Sifter here on the blog. It's time we returned to our roots and brought everyone back in the loop. Also, I'll be full-time on Sifter from here on out. Continued…
When I set out to start this little software company, I swore to myself that Sifter was a marathon, not a sprint. While I've done a pretty good job at staying true to that oath, I'd be lying if I said that it was easy. Balancing time between customer-facing features and back-end refactoring and upgrades is difficult. Continued…
Sixteen months after leaving a comfortable full-time job to try and make a living off of a hosted web application, I'll be going full-time on Sifter. I put together a visualization showing how Sifter has grown over time and marked the significant milestones in our history. Continued…
Receiving feedback is a time-consuming process. Unfortunately, even the most eloquent and brilliant feature requests aren't guaranteed to make it into an application. Every developer or team has to choose their battles, and while customer requests carry weight, they aren't the only factors. We've put together a list of the four factors we use to decide if a feature makes it into production. Continued…
If there's anything about Sifter that I have a love-hate relationship with, it's managing feature requests. On one hand, feature requests and customer feedback are the most valuable ways of understanding where we should steer the ship, and the people that take the time to share are priceless. On the other hand, some people request features with the entitlement of spoiled children who have never heard the word "no" in their lives. Continued…
One of the most common questions and points of confusion about Sifter is comparing it to a help desk. While there is some overlap between help desks and bug tracking, they have some very important differences. Continued…
It's been almost 10 full months since leaving the day job to build a web application. As we start to sneak up on our launch date, I wanted to share some of the lessons learned over the course of bringing Sifter to life. Continued…
It's been almost 10 full months since leaving the day job to strike out for fun and blissfully self-employed adventure. As we start to sneak up on our launch date, I wanted to share some of the experience of making... Continued…
We built a simple bug and issue tracker named Sifter and we blog about it when we're not working on it. We think it’s a great way to get feedback and keep everyone updated on our status.
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