Ten Forward Blog

New Crew Member: Shaun Huffman

Published: August 23, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Our new executive coordinator, Shaun Huffman, describes himself as a mix of President Obama and Prince William (spot-on). He brings multiple years' experience with event planning and public relations, and we're lucky to have him! (Read more)

Coworking: A key to cultivating positive culture

Published: August 20, 2018
By Brian Samson

Coworking has been foundational in the success of my businesses over the years. As a newcomer to Madison in 2012, I was surprised there weren’t more coworking spaces available.

Six years later, coworking is a key part of the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. I shared on a panel at Madison’s inaugural CultureCon to talk about why coworking matters so much to the culture and economic health of our city.

Ten Forward Becomes an AlienVault Provider

Published: August 17, 2018
By Ryan Hartberg

Ten Forward's recently partnered with AlienVault for their Unified Security Management platform. (Read more)

Game Mode: Making Math Fun!

Published: August 15, 2018
By Katrina Tofflemire

Teachers can now turn customized math worksheets into fun, real-time multi-player trivia games for students in the classroom. (Read more)

New Crew Member: Kate Powers

Published: August 10, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Kate Powers is our newest intern, and like Vickie, Charielle and Kevin before her, comes to us by way of the Madison YWCA's front-end development bootcamp, YWeb Career Academy. Learn more about Kate here! (Read more)

Mobile Doorman Lands $2M Series A Funding

Published: August 3, 2018
By Shaun Huffman

Long time in the making: the Mobile App revolutionizing apartment living, closed on Series A Funding! The tech team that built it, is entirely based in Madison working out of Madworks Co-Working. (Read more)

New Crew Member: Will LaFrance

Published: July 26, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Will is Ten Forward's newest iOS developer, and might very well be the most badass employee on staff. Learn about his martial arts skills (#realtalk) and his secret for ordering the best Dairy Queen ice cream sandwich. (Read more)

The power of learning with others

Published: July 24, 2018
By Victoria Guerrero

Whether you're a student in a bootcamp or learning at home, here are a few ways to reach out to the greater tech community for help and guidance. (Read more)

What is a "Web App"?

Published: July 19, 2018
By Ryan Hartberg

This post will answer the question "What is a web app and how does it differ from a website?" in non-technical, layman's language. (Read more)

On public speaking and Lara Hogan's fantastic book

Published: July 17, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

"Demystifying Public Speaking" is chockfull of useful advice and timeless tips for presenting, especially for tech folks. Check out some of those tips in this post. (Read more)

We'll miss you, Julie.

Published: July 10, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Recently, Ten Forward lost one of our own: Julie, our beloved office manager, who passed away unexpectedly.

Today would have been Julie's 73rd birthday. In her honor, I've collected a few of our favorite stories and memories from the last 2.5 years.

New Crew Member: Kate Mahoney

Published: July 3, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Kate joins Ten Forward as our new QA analyst, otherwise known as the one who discovers all the ways to make our software even better. Learn about her work at the 2014 Olympics, which Deep Space 9 character shares a name with her cat, and which board game universe she would call home. (Read more)

"An unexpected detour": A journey from biology to software development

Published: June 28, 2018
By Staff

A few months ago, Ten Forward software developer Vickie Guerrero was invited to speak at the Madison YWCA's annual "Circle of Women" event. (Read more)

Everything you ever wanted to know about coding bootcamps (but weren't sure whom to ask)

Published: June 14, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Got questions about the bootcamp process? (Want to know what a coding bootcamp even is?) We've got answers! (Read more)

So you want to embed a prototype into your website

Published: June 5, 2018
By Jared Christman

Have you ever wondered how to embed an app prototype into your website using HTML? We recently got the opportunity to do just that for our client Mobile Doorman. (Read more)