Consumer Show at Switchyards is a night of five minute long presentations by five B2C startups in Atlanta. While there are plenty of these gatherings all over the city, Consumer Show appeals to me because of its format. Every presentation is a time-boxed pitch on what the company does, why…
Consumer Show at Switchyards is a night of five minute long presentations by five B2C startups in Atlanta. While there are plenty of these gatherings all over the city, Consumer Show appeals to me because of its format. Every presentation is a time-boxed pitch on what the company does, why…
The most recent redesign of Snapchat’s Stories can render your custom geofilter useless. For example, here are a couple of featured filters on Snapchat’s website:
As of a few weeks ago, applying these filters to a snap and sharing them on your story would be fine. The new stories, however…
Every retrospective meeting, my team would follow the same pattern — answering what went well, what didn’t go well, and what we should start doing. These questions did a good job of structuring the conversation but I always felt like they were incomplete. …
NPV stands for Net Present value — as in the current value of an investment that’ll mature in the future after considering risk. It is a method to measure the current value of an investment opportunity that I ran into while listening to this fantastic course on Audible.
So, for…
9 candidates debated today for 2 hours to sway the opinion of a party and a nation to win the most coveted job in the world. I watched the debate and followed people’s commentary on Twitter. Here’s what I found:
- The kids are watching:
I was surprised to see that a…
Last week I ran my first marathon in New York City. It’s a culmination of 18 weeks of fundraising, training, and sacrifices. I wanted to share my story in case it helps someone else in their journey.
3 Years Ago
You can’t just wake up one day and run a marathon. Well, I…
Where the line should be drawn
While skimming through my Facebook newsfeed recently, I noticed that a friend of mine liked a blog post shared by her friend. The individual sharing the blog wasn’t my friend on Facebook. …
A subtle trick to grab your recipient’s attention
We all get a ton of email everyday. The decision to read incoming mail or send it to trash/spam is made in a matter of milliseconds. Today, an email from ‘Cory Booker for Senate’ did something that was pretty brilliant and I wanted to share it with you.
Below is…
Our privacy has been manhandled for years. “Free” applications on the internet (GMail, Facebook, Twitter, etc) encourage us to hand over more and more of our personal information everyday just so they can make a buck. That’s capitalism. I expect that. …
