Published in Blog | Game, Work, and Play Together From Anywhere | Parsec·Feb 13, 2017PC Gaming, A $32 Billion Industry, Is Going To Change Dramatically Due To New Cloud TechnologyAt the Consumer Electronics Show two weeks ago, Nvidia announced the GeForce Now product and improvements to their Shield TV. Based on the pricing model announced, $25 for 20 hours of gaming, they’re offering a service for people to test PC gaming before making the full investment in owning their…Gaming3 min read
Published in Blog | Game, Work, and Play Together From Anywhere | Parsec·Sep 28, 2016The 6 Month Product Process Behind The Launch Of ParsecChris Dickson, my co-founder, and I share the product role at Parsec. As we got started we tried to employ all of the lessons we’ve learned building other technology companies and products for startups. It was really important to us that we eliminate all of the technical risk as quickly…Startup6 min read
Jul 28, 2016Confused Why Donald Trump’s Message Is Resonating? Relative Comparison Theory And Income Inequality Explain A Lot.Last week, I published a story explaining that the overall picture of the United States is incredibly good on a historical perspective. The Democrats also painted this picture during the convention, and I strongly believe that our Republic continues to reach new heights every year. There’s much to improve, but…Hillary Clinton6 min read
Published in NewCo Shift·Jul 21, 2016Chill Out Republicans: Life In The United States Is Really Good On A Historical PerspectiveThe recent Republican National Convention (RNC) portrayed a very negative version of the current state of the Republic. There are certainly many issues facing the United States — structural underemployment, income inequality, divisive violence — but the truth is, on many counts the country is doing extremely well. I wanted…Economics8 min read
Jul 12, 2016Is Amazon Prime Day Really That Big Of A Deal?This article originally appeared here Amazon Prime Day 2016 is lauded as its “biggest event ever!” on Amazon.com. It’s routinely compared to Black Friday, which is traditionally the biggest shopping day in America. There are some great deals to be found, but as an Amazon Referral business found in 2015…Retail3 min read
Oct 28, 2015My Favorite Blog Posts, Books, Videos, And Articles On Product ManagementOriginally published here, but making available to others on the internet who don’t follow my blog :). These are my favorite resources on product management, which I’ve used to form the foundation of my product management knowledge. If you want to learn how I apply all of these resources to…Product Management13 min read
Oct 28, 2015What We Learned Starting Our First BusinessThis post was published almost 3 years ago, but I just realized that our domain (getarkad.com) had expired (pouring one out for Arkad tonight). Since we want this to be available for future generations of entrepreneurs, I’m republishing here. We founded Arkad in August 2012 to provide companies with a…Startup11 min read
Jun 5, 2015Unicorn Technology Companies Are Special, But What Do Their Valuations Really Mean?There has been a significant amount of fanfare and concern as the number of private technology startups receiving a valuation over $1 billion (these companies are called “Unicorns”) has eclipsed 100. CB Insights tracks the number of new private companies eclipsing that valuation each year. In 2014, the number of…6 min read