K.C. YoungI have to get back to work, dude.Tonight, I had a front row seat to a show many women would be loathe to attend: I spent over an hour listening to two male Hooli engineers…Feb 23, 2017Feb 23, 2017
K.C. YoungWhy do we have to travel to grow?When I graduated from business school, I gave myself 6 months before I started my new/old job and moved across the country. Everyone who…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
K.C. YoungMaybe famous quotes are just random thoughts taken out of contextI saw a product featured on the PH add-in for Chrome recently called Startup Patterns. Startup Patterns provides “bite-sized startup…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
K.C. Young“I’d really prefer to hire a woman…”This week, I met with an entrepreneur in a decidedly gender-neutral industry. His team has 4 members, and he’s looking to hire the fifth…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
K.C. YoungWe massively undervalue meta conversations.Have you ever interacted with someone where the interaction was really… meta? Maybe it felt like it had more “setup” than “content,” and…Sep 25, 2016Sep 25, 2016
K.C. YoungAssessing motivations“Venture Capitalists need billion-dollar exits — you don’t… When your business fails, which probability says it most likely will, that VC…Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016
K.C. YoungEase of thought, memory, communicationI find myself amazed by people who can keep a great deal of information organized in their working memory. You know, the people who never…Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016
K.C. YoungWhat a toxic employee says about the leadershipA mentor once told a story about a time when he was struggling with the decision to fire one of his direct reports. He had been delaying…Sep 20, 2016Sep 20, 2016
K.C. YoungCadence and balance, Part I“Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.” [Dr. J]Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016
K.C. YoungDoes a short skirt make you unprofessional?An ongoing transformation of judgmentSep 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016