If you're unable to have substantial conversations with your boss and co-workers, go get some professional help. It's not personal, it's business.
Inspired by Gay and Katy Hendricks, my…
That's how I felt when Apple announced they were going to come out with the iPhone back in 2007. Thank God!
I remember the years leading up to that. I was begging that they'd enter the market. I tried…
“If a boy or man tries to conform to what is expected of him, at the cost of sacrificing his connection to his own truest nature, he may succeed in the world and find it meaningless to him personally…
Seth Godin says there are only two ways to market a business.
You can say "We're the same as everyone else but a little cheaper".
Or you can say: "We're the only one."
Be the only one: Be yourself.
Be…
I really like the idea of a startup accelerator with a focus on solving meaningful problems.
Just like I just wrote about Betaworks having a coherent vision, I think a shared vision of the world would…
Speaking of acquisitions, I believe this acquisitions of Instapaper by Betaworks has a real shot at working out for all, customers included.
I've known John Borthwick, founder of Betaworks, for years,…
Upcoming is being shut down by Yahoo, and its creator, Andy Baio, has written his obit:
In hindsight, selling Upcoming to Yahoo was a horrible mistake. Selling your company always means sacrificing c…
I love this story from the LA Times about the founder of Sriracha hot sauce. Sriracha was introduced to me in 2003 by Joel S Aufrecht, an employee at my company at the time, who'd spent a couple of ye…
After I've had a finger print analysis done, it's fascinating to think that the US has on file finger prints of millions and millions of people from all over the world. Running them through an analysi…
I've been thinking about this for a while, then it congealed a few weeks ago, and immediately after I heard of Mailbox and their meteoric rise. Clearly email is something that is important to people, …
