Articulating value
Reminding myself as a business operator that somewhere, there is probably a consultant selling $100k+ trust falls and team-building weekend excursions.
Lessons in relationship building
You know what business founders hate? Being told their business is a flaming house fire and that you’re the one ready to put it all out!
Why won’t they make the thing?
In another post, I asked why wouldn’t tech companies want to create a Mac OS tool that lets a user set their availability, and paste it as plain text to another person?
Personal OKRs
Have you ever done OKRs for yourself AND your business?
Best B2B software for new design agency founders
I have spent a lot of time setting up the software infrastructure to run my design business.
Why are the interfaces of our “future” so bad?
In my last post, I lamented how bad the interfaces of today are and how I wish in a hypothetical Minority Report 2.
Cover letters yay or nay
I read this article about how job-seekers are saying no to cover letters.
Best insights from my career so far
One of the most important insights from my career so far is going from serving myself, to serving others. It’s a pretty difficult transition to make let me explain.
What do the outdoors have to do with tech?
Sometimes people ask me, “What do the outdoors have to do with tech and blockchain? If you’re going off-grid, isn’t the point to escape tech?”
Best times to meet
Science says Tuesday and Thursday afternoons are the best times to drive engagement and attendance for a meeting. Monday and Fridays are the worst.
Quitting with love
I quit cigarettes in 2014. Today I was thinking about why I was able to break that bad habit after trying everything, and how ultimately it was a simple brain hack that did it.
This is the future?
I don’t know about you, but I don’t live in the future of productivity that you see in the movies like Minority Report.