Building teams
Every tech company claims they have the best team. But, that can't be the case. It's all relative. So, how do successful entrepreneurs surround themselves with »
Honest feedback
For people to feel comfortable sharing honest feedback with me, I have to resist the urge to interrogate them when their feedback isn't what I want »
One task
Growing up, my dad always told me that I needed to be able to describe my ideas in one sentence. I resisted, insisting that my ideas »
Follow the cash
To understand business agreements, you need to follow the cash. This may sound simplistic, but it's often made difficult by design. When agreements are opaque, those »
Things happen for a reason
While it's hard to receive bad news, I try to remind myself that things happen for a reason and that they can often be blessings in »
Trying not to get too excited
Usually I try to keep myself from getting too excited about upcoming events, products, releases, etc ... I strongly prefer feeling things are better than anticipated instead »
Three shooting stars
On family trips to Sea Ranch, my dad told my brother and me that rules were different from San Francisco. We weren't allowed to go to »
Zip ties
People make fun of me for carrying zip ties in my backpack. Until today, most of the situations I offer as times that they would be »
Alternating paying for dinner
When I go to dinner with some friends, each of us pays for exactly what we ordered. With other friends, we split the bill evenly even »
Deliver bad news early
As someone who quickly rips off band-aids, I prefer getting bad news over with, especially on the receiving end. Perplexingly, I find it easy to procrastinate »