Mike ShannonRishi Shah’s LemonadeI recently spent an afternoon with an old mentor & friend of mine. It’d been seven or so years since our last sit-down conversation. His…Jul 24Jul 24
Mike ShannonIntroducing: ImpruveHiya, Mike here (Danny’s heads down writing code for a new feature I can’t yet tell you about). So, let me tell you my side of the Impruve…Feb 16Feb 16
Mike ShannonA Leadership Case Study: Eric Tendian, aka “The Professor”Hmm. Where to begin with a post intended to capture the impact of a leader like Eric Tendian?Jul 21, 20221Jul 21, 20221
Mike ShannonAn Over-Dosage of Shame?Don’t you hate when you get sucked into the social news feed? It was an image that caught my eye on LinkedIn this past Friday afternoon. A…Jul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022
Mike ShannonSeek & listen to feedback| Iterate, self-educate, and grow. Speak again.In my continually growing sense of understanding, I believe [at my current knowledge level] that this the cycle for people like myself to…Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
Mike ShannoninThe StartupAnswering Big Questions in Big MeetingsI’ve been getting my face ripped off by big questions in big meetings for a solid decade now. My weak sauce rambling replies have garnered…Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020
Mike ShannoninThe StartupEndangered Thesis: ArgumentsPick a business management or leadership book. It’ll provide some emphasis on conflict, dynamic tension, debate, etc. The experts…Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
Mike ShannonWhy We MakespaceI had one stack of rhyme notebooks and two problems: I couldn’t figure out where to share them, and I was afraid of what would happen if I…Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020
Mike Shannon“8 Over 80”Our young-success lists, left unbalanced, glamorize the short term sprint over the long term marathon. Let’s evolve the lists.Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Mike ShannonMentality as Legacy. RIP, Kobe.“The day Kobe Bryant died.” That phrase still doesn’t make sense.Jan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020