Evgenia (Jenny) GrinbloinPsychology of Stuff·May 10, 2015How the Apple Watch Cured My iPhone AddictionWhen I first saw the Watch announcement during last year’s Apple keynote, I nearly teared up. Another device that would litter my mind with notifications, buzzing, and a constant need for attention, I thought. I had been struggling to break my iPhone dependency for months and nothing was working. …Applewatch9 min readApplewatch9 min read
Ayodeji AwosikainMind Cafe·Jan 9, 2020Member-onlyTo “Be Successful,” You Must Become the Exception to the RuleIf you want it to work, you have to make it work for you. — Is self-improvement a total fraud? I saw this Geico commercial the other night that made me laugh. It also pointed out a brutal truth about the self-improvement industry. “Can Geico save you 15 per cent or more on car insurance?” “Is Pinocchio a terrible motivational speaker?” It cuts to Pinocchio…Entrepreneurship8 min readEntrepreneurship8 min read
John P. WeissinPersonal Growth·Jan 7, 2020Member-onlyThis Is What Happens When You Simplify Your LifeThe two things you need to get more out of life — Sometimes competence and ambition work against us. We follow conventional wisdom and get a good education. We dive into a career, work hard, and ascend to higher levels of responsibility and leadership. We reach the top echelons and move into corner offices. We have authority, power, and respect. …Life11 min readLife11 min read
Aytekin TankinThe Startup·May 8, 2019Member-onlyBuild a side project, build an empireStartup — without quitting your day job — Question: What do Craigslist and Albert Einstein have in common? Answer: Their big idea started as a side project. 1905. Albert Einstein worked six days a week full-time in an office, examining patent applications. He dedicated all his remaining hours to studying and experimenting with physics. One day, the Theory…Business7 min readBusiness7 min read
Cyril Labidi·Dec 16, 2019I failed my startup : the hard truth. 4 lessons learnt you should know aboutMotivational quotes and success stories are plentiful these days, but failing stories are just as important to learn from. — Startups are hard: 9 out of 10 will fail. As an entrepreneur, you can’t ignore those numbers. But you also believe wholeheartedly that your idea is special. You believe that your team is special and that you will beat the odds. …Startup9 min readStartup9 min read
Parker Nash·Oct 29, 201816 Things Everybody Should Stop Doing In Order To Be Successful.Often in life, to be successful it doesn’t require doing more. It requires you to stop. To eliminate the waste in your life. In a culture hardwired to “do it all”, it can be counterintuitive to do less. It goes against everything we’ve been told to do. Try harder, do…Psychology12 min readPsychology12 min read
Ben ScheerinThe Startup·Dec 15, 2019Member-onlyEntrepreneurs: If You Only Read a Couple of Books in 2020, Read TheseSeven enlightening books about business, psychology, and more. — Are you on the lookout for new nuggets of wisdom? Such nuggets can be found through great reads. The beauty of reading is that there are always opportunities to learn, whether it be while waiting in line at Starbucks, commuting to work on the subway, or hanging out in bed…Entrepreneurship7 min readEntrepreneurship7 min read
Kevin BendelerinCodeX·Mar 30Member-onlyModern Product RoadmappingThe Roadmap, as an artifact, is increasingly hard to defend in Agile organizations. When a stakeholder asks me for one, and they often do, I try to explain to them it’s like asking someone how long it takes to swim from Great Britain to the US. The answer would be…Advice3 min readAdvice3 min read
Zoe Chew·Mar 2How to generate startup ideas (3 Frameworks)Create your Idea Generation Machine — Note: This article is part of my resource newsletters↗️ where I share insights on building things in tech. Join me :) 👋 I’m Zoe: builder, advisor, curious about innovation & built multiple apps using the rapid MVP method: sneaker app, meal kit app, virtual event app, SaaS tracker, food delivery…Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read
