Scripting is the new typing
When typewriters were new, typing was a marketable skill that could land you a job. If the main difference between candidates was that one could type, »
Data products are anti-viral
Unlike social networks that become increasingly valuable when more people use them, data products become inherently less valuable when the underlying information becomes more widely available. »
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, »
The power of shadowing people
It's difficult to take direction from people when they don't fully understand what they're asking for. They tend to underestimate what's hard and what's easy, implicitly »
Be careful not to prime yourself
When answering hard questions, it's tempting to research how others have approached them. By learning from their mistakes and building on their successes, you'll be able »
Ethereum smart contracts
Smart contracts in Ethereum present an exciting opportunity to create financial products that can function without banks or other third party intermediaries. For example, bonds and »
Say it and say it again
To make sure that a message gets across, it's important to tell people what you want them to understand more than once. While it may feel »
Beware of who has access to cloud documents
By keeping documents in the cloud, data is readily accessible and easy to share. Collaboration no longer requires us to email revisions back and forth, and »
Exiting the subway
When I get off the subway I often feel like a fish swimming upstream as I weave through people rushing the other way to catch the »
Batching suggestions
Instead of sharing suggestions whenever they come to mind, consider writing them down, so you can share them in batches. By giving them time to coalesce, »