Cookbook dinner parties
Potlucks are a great way to get friends together and to meet new people. To ensure that there is a sufficient variety of complimentary dishes, hosts »
Analog anonymous feedback
No matter how hard digital forms try to convince me that they're anonymous, I never believe them. As a result, I omit the types of suggestions »
Image cloud
Slides containing more than a few images take a lot of work. Not only do the images need to be high resolution, but they also need »
Data cleaning company
The ETL process of massaging training data into a consistent and normalized format is often one of the most difficult and time consuming steps in machine »
Calculating the cost of meetings
Meetings are necessary for information sharing, but are expensive in terms of time and money. If an application had access to a company's payroll and calendar »
Commonplace book
A commonplace book is a tool to catalog ideas, quotes, factoids, and other sources of inspiration. The act of writing them down helps me minimize the »
CyroSays - a podcast
I'm considering starting a podcast to explore how people end up taking different career paths. My hypothesis is that people limit their career options to what »
Default to using the name on my credit card
When I go to coffee shops, my interaction with the cashier usually goes something like this: I place my order. I'm told how much I owe. »
Simple mood tracking
Before going to work and at the end of the day, I've started tracking my mood. To keep things simple, I limit myself to three options: »
Pay commissions only after money has been collected
I was surprised to learn that sales reps are often paid monthly commissions based on deals closed instead payments received from deals closed. In these arrangements, »