I think one of the toughest things about being in any group is remembering that everyone has a different underlying drive and motivation.You like to ...
About this Series: There’s a list of questions that I get asked a lot about my career and my job, so I’ve decided to turn these into a short series o...
“…um…is there a problem?”I finally broke the three minutes of silence between me and my cashier.She looked up from the register, where she’d been loc...
I don’t like to brag, but I like to think of myself as above average speediness in terms of how long it takes to get dressed in the morning or get re...
Earlier today, my colleague Nick wrote a blog post on the importance of resilience in the long-term success of decentralized systems. As he puts it, ...
I’m a couple of weeks behind on reading and processing this article on “The Burnout Generation,” a long article that offers up an explanation for why...
Stop me if any of these sound familiar:Scenario 1: Work connection cancels / reschedules a meeting on you for the third time in the row. You: “All go...
About 10 years ago, when I was trying to move to New York City, I really *really* wanted to work for a certain company. Let’s call it Dragon Co.I’m t...
Yesterday I joined into a pretty extensive Twitter thread about the importance of “platform efforts” at venture capital firms — or, the post-investme...
You’ve probably heard of “scope creep” — when you tack on extra features or add-ons to the initial scope of a project.The more you add in, the more c...
