Hang your children's pictures
An old advertising maxim says you’ve got to spell out the benefit of the benefit.
How I plan to make money by selling data
Photo by Mika Baumeister / UnsplashI know! You must be thinking I'm such a bad person for trying to make money by selling data. Well, the only thing I'm...
You can either build your dream or help someone build theirs.
Everyone has dreams. You have dreams, your boss has dreams, your team members have dreams, your neighbour has dreams. So what will you do? Will you build...
Don't use authority, use data
If you are constantly using your authority and tile to get your team to do things as you see them, something is wrong.Instead try to use data, logic, and...
Everything will break in 6-9 months
So you’re building a startup and its growing quickly?When your company is growing quickly, expect everything to break down every 6-9 months. This isn’t...
Want better results? Feed your team well!
So you’re struggling with your team? Not getting the right results? Or they aren’t motivated? Well, maybe you need to feed them.Now, I’m not saying...
Competition is awesome
I love competition. Competition is usually a sign you picked a good market; don’t obsess over competitors. If the market you’re entering doesn’t have...
Remember you chose this path
Life is hard; business is harder; startups are hard x harder x hardest. Whatever path you’ve chosen, there will be obstacles. You’ll fail more often than you...
Don't be a bottleneck
If someone needs something from me to get unblocked to do something, I always prioritize it.What’s the worst thing that happens in standups or meetings? When...
Twitter MBA
Are you interested in maximizing your Twitter presence and open yourself up to so many more opportunities?I have been interested in exploring Twitter more...
I'm on a news detox, and I'm loving it
I used to read news articles every morning. I would wake up and check my phone as soon as I rolled out of bed, and the first thing I did was scroll through...
Any decision is better than no decision
One of the key lessons from my father that I have always adhered to is that any decision is better than no decision. Indecision is fatal, and I make...
Tenacity is the most important trait for building a company.
A few years back, I was naive. I thought I was smart and creative, so it should be easy to start my own company and build a business. I was so wrong. I knew...
Employee Handbook - Valve
Valve is a game development company with an EPIC employee handbook. Read it, and I can bet you’ll learn a lot and get many ideas you can incorporate into...
Work Hard, Stay Focused, Surround Yourself with Talent, Let the Mamba Rule
I’m a lazy guy, and I don’t work out much or play sports. I’m definitely not interested in basketball, but I love to read about athletes, and I love to...
I just had my mind blown by the Factfulness book
Factfulness is a book by Hans Rosling with his son Ola and Daughter in Law Anna. I finished it a couple of days ago, and I must say, I’m blown away. My mind...
Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued. It must ensue.
I have always been one to think that happiness is what success looks like on the inside. I believed that happiness was a feeling of contentment and peace,...
Procrastination: How to Crush This Time-Sucking Enemy
It’s procrastination season, and it feels like a million little time-sucking enemies are swarming in from all directions. You know what I’m talking about:...
Be happy with what you have, while you work for what you want
I always want more; it is hard to be happy with what you have. Whatever you want, it loses its value once you get it, and you’re after the next shiny...
You're a cost until you become an asset
I’m often asked, how have I grown so fast in my career, both when I worked jobs and in my consulting project? It’s mainly due to a simple mindset (obviously,...
