Chris Cardinal

Managing Partner

Chris Cardinal Chris has been a technology fanatic since he was 3, banging away at a Timex Sinclair in his parents' basement. Ever since then, his fascination with technology and computers have only continued to grow. On the internet since the days of Compuserve and antiquated bulletin board systems, he took a web design class in 5th grade that showed him the world of HTML and internet technology. He began his own web development venture, working for clients throughout high school. Shortly after graduating, he became a contributing author for Gizmodo.com (a popular weblog with 300,000 visitors daily) and helped run the site for six months. His natural talents for problem solving and analytical thinking emerged and he began to teach himself web programming and database theory.

His keen ability to identify solutions to complex problems and to always suggest a fresh approach to existing challenges allows him to frequently impress clients in his role as business analyst and project manager. (Or so he's been told.) A solid programming background allows him to effectively communicate with his programmers and to work with them to develop the best solutions possible. Coupled with a business partner who possesses a complementary skill-set, they tend to operate on the same wavelength and share a common vision: Have fun, amaze customers, grow the business.

In his spare time, he's an avid drummer, sometimes-author and horrible topiarist.

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Latest Blog Post by Chris Cardinal

Google vs. Facebook Interface Design: Design by "Committee" vs. Baptism by Fire

Facebook capitulates and makes some changes to the new design. Meanwhile, we discuss whether ignoring your users and staying headstrong makes any sense.

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Chris CardinalRead more »

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HTMList.com: Synapse Studios' Blog

Starting Simple: Launching with the Minimum Viable Product

Venture Hacks has a great interview with serial entrepreneur Eric Ries that discusses the value of launching a startup with the "minimum viable product": basically, the absolute most barebones product you can launch with while still being able to appropriately gauge customer interest, to avoid the common pitfall of spending months developing an idea only to realize that no one cares. In spite of the fact that parts of the interview sound like it was recorded at a high school basketball game, Eric provides some great insight, even suggesting at one point to "launch" an idea with just marketing

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Chris CardinalRead More »

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