I recently listened to the book titled Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by poker champion Annie Duke. Being a poker player, I was naturally compelled to read this book. And being an entrepreneur, I totally understand the difficulty of making decisions with little information. And Thinking in Bets crystallized […]
A couple of weeks ago, a story about a woman who took a couple of days off from work to focus on her mental health went viral. In summary, Madalyn Parker, an engineer who works for live chat company Olark, wrote an email to her team that said she was taking the next couple of […]
Last week I wrote about how aligning your idea with your current life situation, skills, and interests is really important. This week, I’m going to talk about about how important it is to be aligned with your co-founders, which may be the most important aspect of your startup. Man, have I learned some lessons here. […]
I recently listened to an episode of the podcast Seeking Wisdom where David Cancel and Dave Gerhardt from Drift talked about why you should forget about your weaknesses and focus on your strengths. Read the blog post here and listen/watch the video at the end after you finish reading this post. 🙂 This point of view certainly makes […]
I recently listened to part 1 of an interview with Chris Sacca and Matt Mazzeo of Lowercase Capital on This Week in Startups. If you’re not aware, Lowercase Capital is one of the most successful seed stage investment firms in existence. Chris and Matt have invested in companies like Twitter, Uber, Stripe, Kickstarter, and many, […]
A chip on the shoulder. Hard working. High motor. All of these words describe a trait that I’m really fond of – scrappiness. Someone who earns that last dollar. Someone who doesn’t feel entitled to anything. Someone who appreciates what they have and works hard for it. I think of some professional athletes that are […]
In only 15 years of post-college work, I’ve already had three careers. Not coincidentally, my career goals and objectives have changed. When I graduated from grad school at Georgia Tech in 2001 (yeah, I’m old), I was very focused on money. My goal was to score a high salary and my objective was to make […]
Another year flies by! It’s amazing how fast 2015 went and how quickly 2016 will be here. Here are my thoughts on how I did with the resolutions I made in 2015. And I’m not making resolutions for 2016! Read on… Recapping 2015 Here were my resolutions for 2015 and how I did: 1) Publicly […]
Check out my guest post on The Good Men Project titled “I’m a Husband, Father, and Entrepreneur, Thanks to My Wife.“ I’ve been a husband for over three years, and a father to my beautiful baby girl Maya for just over six months. Of course, I couldn’t be a husband and father without Vicky. I’ve […]
Studies have shown that workers can have up to seven careers in their lifetime. If you’re one of these people, this means that you may have had to take a few steps back and completely start over with little experience in your new job or industry. Thus, when thinking about your career trajectory, it’s easy to […]