Micro M&A
I wanted to brain dump a rough summary of what I say when I talk to someone who’s new to… Read More »Micro M&A
Business
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Deep Work
I think Cal Newport has pulled together a bunch of important threads in a great coherent way under this concept… Read More »Deep Work
Employment
I’ve started businesses, I’ve been a freelancer, and I’ve also been employed many times. Each has it’s pros and cons.… Read More »Employment
Customer Interviews
I will write more about this in general, but I wanted to make a quick note of these three cheeky… Read More »Customer Interviews
Feedback
Giving feedback This is one of my favorite things I’ve written on business and leadership – I had a lot… Read More »Feedback
Meetings
I wrote a Medium post called How to save your team from meeting misery a while back. It’s common to… Read More »Meetings
Chesterton’s Fence
What is Chesterton’s Fence? Chesterton’s fence is the principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the… Read More »Chesterton’s Fence
Fast Cheap Good
One of my all time favorite mental models for projects is fast cheap good. It’s such a useful simple lens… Read More »Fast Cheap Good
Leadership
I’ve led tech teams in early/mid stage startups through to large corporates. Here are five things I’ve learned along the… Read More »Leadership
Decision Making
The science of decision making is something that has fascinated me for years. Partly from a macro philosophical perspective –… Read More »Decision Making
Quantify it
To communicate clearly, particularly in the workplace, it helps to quantify things. Language can be vague. If you say you… Read More »Quantify it
Quantic Executive MBA
I recently completed the Quantic Executive MBA program. Here’s all my thoughts in a mini review as well as supplemental… Read More »Quantic Executive MBA
Building
I like building things. These are some of the projects and products I’ve had a hand in building. There’s a… Read More »Building
Productivity
I used be one of those productivity nerds. Then I realized I was just procrastinating. Productivity systems GTD did help… Read More »Productivity
Product Management
If I had to be pigeonholed professionally right now, I’d be some kind of technical product leader. I love leading… Read More »Product Management
Reading
Think before you speak. Read before you think. Fran Lebowitz I read widely. I am old enough to have grown… Read More »Reading
Writing
I like to write things. I don’t find it very easy, but I find it to be valuable. Sitting down… Read More »Writing
Mental Models
If you just want to go straight to the Mental Models weekly newsletter please do. What is a mental model?… Read More »Mental Models