I used to be someone who was always willing to try something new, I loved learning, and I loved just doing shit. I always thought that life was short, so I had to try everything. In the past few years, I've become so cautious about everything, I have become more afraid. I've been putting off stuff...
Three hundred and sixty-four days ago, I started the #100DaysToOffload challenge, in an effort to get myself unblocked from actually writing again. The idea is to simply write, specifically, to publish 100 posts on a personal blog in a year. It shouldn’t have been too hard, once I got going....
Yes but did you? That’s the point. You’ll often hear an over zealous programmer or engineer exclaim that they could have built [insert hot startup] in no time so what was the fuss about? The key that they’re missing out on is that it’s simple to clone, but extremely difficult to innovate. It’s a...
When getting a co-founder, employee, investor or any other stakeholder for your startup, one of the most important metrics you want to scan for is belief in the startup over and above any monetary compensation. Simon Sinek says it beautifully – “If you hire people just because they can do a job,...
Silicon Valley or the Bay Area has a completely different “vibe” for entrepreneurship. It is the epicenter of the world’s technology innovation, where 40% of all US venture capital is invested and where 90% of the highest venture returns occur. Why? Why Silicon Valley and not New York which is...