Introduction to the Exygy Dashboard
28 October 2015
One of our goals at Exygy is to be transparent with our team about our performance. We created an internal dashboard that highlights (what we consider to be) our most important metrics of success. This is a way of holding ourselves accountable and focusing our collective efforts on achieving…
How We Select Clients and Projects
19 January 2015
As we continue to scale Exygy’s impact, it’s important that we all clearly understand the types of projects we will take on, and those we won’t. Our shared vision is about creating an impact, which means that a clear guideline around opportunity selection is closely linked to our ability to…
Building a Diverse and Inclusive Team at Exygy
1 November 2014
Note: Exygy has recently undertaken a major effort to become a more diverse and inclusive organization. This is a copy of an internal note sent out a few weeks ago. We strongly encourage women and people of color to apply for our open positions: Front End Engineer Business Development Lead…
Exygy’s Philosophy on Hiring Contractors vs. Full Time Employees
10 October 2014
I was recently engaged in a thought-provoking exchange about the upsides and downsides of hiring outside contractors and freelancers to help with our workload. Yes, we like contractors because they are sometimes cheaper than full time staff. However, this is not always the case, and there are other important considerations that compel…
Exygy’s Design Manifesto
2 July 2013
As a design team grows, how do you maintain quality? We think a “design manifest” is part of the solution.