So tonight I attended a brilliant talk on leadership by Dave Olson. When I wasn’t aggressively taking notes I found myself nodding in agreement. Here…
Category: Essays
How to overcome Burnout. 7 simple ways to overcome burnout learned from personal experience!
Burnout is the worst. There is nothing quite like it. You go from performing at 100% to less than 50% and there is nothing you…
3 simple ways we could have built our startup faster and cheaper!
Here are three of the things I would have done differently when originally founding my startup had I started with the knowledge and experience that I…
Crowd sourcing customers 101
I watched this fantastic video by the guys behind Flight of the Conchords, a hilarious duo folk band by Bret and Jemaine. I’m sure most of…
When luck meets learning is the outcome different?
I’ve had a crazy week. Steve, Angela and I have been asking ourselves very important questions like, “What are the needs of our customers?” And…
The power of focus
About 3 weeks ago I wrote an article about remote teams. It’s a new experiment for us and so far it is working out well.…
Remote teams
As of yesterday, our company, Simple Engine [media], has embarked on a new journey, remote teams. We still have our main office, the HQ, with…
Crossing “the chasm” by telling your story
Note: Building a startup myself, I have heard a lot about the “chasm” that exists between aquiring your first early adopters versus attracting the early…
The 10 commandments of Steve Jobs
I recognize the “commandments” as summaries from the book Steve Jobs by Isaacson. It’s an interesting book, I would recommend reading it if you have…
Are we missing an opportunity for a great conversation with Social Media?
I was reading some writing by blogger Jeff Goin who writes about writing. He was saying that social media is a two way street. It’s an…