A Basic Rundown Of The 3 Strategies August 3rd, 2015. San Diego. I just accepted an offer at Sunrun, and I’m sitting at my manager’s desk filling out employment paperwork. Me: “It’s amazing that this many homeowners have gone solar. I mean, to think….almost a million people have done their…

Homeowners often go solar is in order to insulate themselves from future rate increases. It’s a cornerstone in the decision making process, and one of the highest regarded reasons. They know that over time, the power company jacks up rates at a pace considerably higher than inflation. With each passing…

On the flatbed — my car was rendered immobile by a RelayRides renter. 12:00 PM on a Tuesday My car is due back at noon, so I’m getting a little worried. The renter — we’ll call him Jim — hasn’t contacted me in the last couple of days. Normally, renters are highly communicative, and often…

What’s going on with the big changes at Medium? — Dear Greg, I know there are some big changes at Medium. It just sounds like they’re not profitable and a bit of a mess. Does most of your advice [from The Ultimate Guide To Medium] still apply or is it too soon to know? …

(For Writers, That Is) — By design, Medium is stripped down, streamlined, and lightweight. This isn’t a result of a lazy product team — quite the contrary. …

Pick your poison… Yesterday, I saw the following banner ad. It was disturbing enough to prompt me to sit down, unhinge my laptop, and write this. Let’s break down the intended cognitive path for the recipient of this ad. Binge eating? I guess I occasionally eat too much. …

Like a boss… Navigating your computer quickly can be a learned skill and a competitive advantage over others that wield a keyboard and mouse. …

At the detail shop. My younger sister boarded a jet plane last week, bound for Thailand until the end of summer. Along with her well paying job and insert-cliche-reason-for-packing-up-everything-and-going-abr0ad, she left behind her car — a 2010 Honda Civic so devoid of factory options that a Cap’n Crunch box may…