Here’s a new twist on resolutions, from Brad Feld this morning: What won’t you do in 2019? He has a list of suggestions for CEOs, “things that often are optional, but consume a lot of time and energy,” including not being distracted by acquisitions: Assume you are a fast growing…

Dave Will is a successful entrepreneur who sold his online learning platform, Peach New Media, to a private equity firm for eight figures in 2015, 14 years after its launch. On the latest episode of THE EXIT CLUB podcast, Dave talked about his journey and the post-exit life. Some highlights: …

When Facebook bought Instagram in 2012, they did this really remarkable thing: They left them alone. You didn’t see your Instagram automagically suddenly showing up in your FB feed. You didn’t get all those cool filters on your FB photos. …

One of the hardest things about life after exiting a business is the unending expanse of time now before you. It may seem like a luxury to those still in the grind of a job, but it can be very disorienting, like a boat on the open seas with no…

On the latest episode of THE EXIT CLUB podcast, I spoke with the courageous and creative Julie Clark, a former schoolteacher who brought a smarter kind of baby entertainment into homes across America with the launch of Baby Einstein in 1996. …

Conjure up this riveting image: A recent MBA grad or maybe a veteran tech worker, khakied and logo-sporting, wants to start a business. He sits down at his computer, Google searching his top ideas: “grocery delivery service,” “ video storage,” “data analytics warehousing,” “railroad infrastructure,” “cannabis facilities.” Eventually, one of…

In the last few weeks, I have heard more people raving mad about the possibilities of Prime’s membership. One friend has decided that one Echo Dot isn’t enough; he’ll get one for every room, because there’s a Prime discount, and no shipping costs. Another friend keeps offering to let me…

An object lesson of the power of the analog.

I drafted an earlier version of this post last month, before Harvey Weinstein and before women everywhere shocked men everywhere with just how much casual harassment and assault takes place every day, and so much in the workplace. I was writing a post about “women and confidence” — the quotes…