Good things come to those who hustle, and that should come as no surprise. No matter what the opportunity, success typically depends upon some external entity (a boss, hiring manager, admissions director, cute girl at the bar) taking the time…
Big pond.
Small fish.
This is an anecdotal collection of musings and reflections. Sprezzy is short for sprezzatura n. "a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it"
Lifehack: Bookmark your todos, not your time-sinks
TL;DR: your bookmarks are an invitation to distraction. Replace them with actionable items. It’s 10:47am… I’ve checked my favorite techblogs, read the international news, prepared a Chemex and consumed coffee (x2), caught up on all my social networks, and…
Tagged with: bookmarks, lifehacker, lifehacking, productivity
Posted in General musings, Lifehacks, Personal, Productivity
Posted in General musings, Lifehacks, Personal, Productivity
Product Calculus
This is an formula sheet about product development. It is a composite of things learned while building a product over the past year, and some of the relationships I’ve found to exist. The core idea is that your product is…
Tagged with: business development, Entrepreneurship, infographic, product development, sales, strategy
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Sales
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Sales
Chasing Vapors: thoughts on early stage VC funding
Starting a company has been an enormous learning experience, and in the stages between conceiving an idea and processing the first payment, my team and I made many pivots and followed many dead-ends before finally fining our focus. There were…
Posted in General musings
7 Essential Tips for Personal SEO
Personal branding and SEO is a tricky matter. In most situations it’s important to be yourself, but this is a clear case where the tradeoff between popularity and authenticity just doesn’t stack up in favor of the real you. Try…
Flying the Coop (Just to Rebuild It?)
Note: This post is a response to James Altucher’s piece on TechCrunch “10 Reasons Why 2013 Will Be the Year You Quit Your Job”. It’s worth a read. James’ piece identifies a core frustration of many of the intelligent people I…
Tagged with: business, companies, Entrepreneurship, happiness, response, startups, workplace happiness
Posted in Entrepreneurship
Posted in Entrepreneurship
“I am not a robot”
Well here we are–first post on this project. This blog is meant to be a place for reflection and continued discussion. It will likely take many forms, but overall themes include entrepreneurship, tech, data, and startups. Because no one wants…
