Several years ago my buddy and his co-founder joined a technology accelerator. If you don’t know, these accelerators are organizations that help equip and accelerate startups. In short, they help the good ones succeed faster and provide insight to the others. My advice was counter-intuitive to my buddy. So much so that he didn’t take …
My friend Steve (who runs Zeek) loves taking friends and employees to a local race track for go-karting. They compete for the fastest time and the bragging rights that go with it. Early in their relationship, Steve’s wife Samantha (VP at H-Wave) suggested she could run the course faster than Steve. What happened next is …
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Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to ever break the four-minute mile, passed away yesterday. He was eighty eight. In the years before May of 1954, no one could do it. Most people thought it was impossible. Running a mile in under 4 minutes? No way. Then Roger pulled it off. And 46 days later, …
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If you walk out on the street and look around, it’s clear that stepping off the sidewalk will require that you look one way or another – depending on what country you’re in. But the rules of the road and the determination of where the risk lies is self-evident. Anyone can know it after observing …
If you feel like you’ve heard the words in the title before, it’s likely you’ve heard a song from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Make the Money). Change the game; don’t let the game change you. If you’ve visited this site in the last couple months, you’ve seen blog articles that are short. They’re not 1200 …
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Before I joined Liquid Web, I had taken a year off. After twenty years of working crazy hours, it felt luxurious to step back and think critically and strategically about what I wanted to work on next. Over that time, I spoke with a lot of friends – collecting advice not so much about what …
Alan was a young software engineer who was struggling to get better at estimating. Every project he worked on was an opportunity to get better but he struggled. Bill was a more seasoned programmer who wanted to speak at conferences. But he had neither the time nor a sense of how to get started. Amy …
Great leaders regularly ask this question. Are you asking it? CONTINUE READING
I have a friend who just transitioned from a startup to a corporate gig. Having lived in both worlds, I can tell you that the differences are dramatic. The one piece of advice I gave him last week was the same thing I’d tell you: Take every opportunity to learn from this new situation. As …
One of my favorite quotes from Muhammad Ali is one of the ones least quoted. It goes like this: It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. You may recall the Daily Affirmations skit from SNL. It’s a hilarious take on this …
By now you’ve likely seen all sorts of news about the Florida school shooting that took place last week. You’ve also likely seen a lot of “thought and prayers” responses and even a few debates on Facebook. But my favorite response has been young high school students who are taking action: There are four high …