The Importance of Perspective

We often fall for the same fallacy — we see the world from a specific, existing perspective; a shortcut which nature designed to allow us to make split-second decisions, preserving our life in a world ruled by sable tooth tigers.

Arguing from First Principles

Arguing from First Principles might be one of the most crucial and powerful positions you can take when designing and building your product or service.

Wikipedia defines First Principles as “[…] a basic, foundational, self-evident proposition or…

Companies Are Bought, Not Sold

By now this nugget of startup wisdom should be well known: Companies are bought, not sold. And yet many entrepreneurs sadly don’t seem to act accordingly (and Silicon Valley, in all it’s glory, doesn’t foster good behavior as well).

Passion Vs Skill

One piece of advice you hear over and over again is to “follow your passion” and all will be good. As much I believe this to be true — it is also (sometimes) a false promise.

Recently I spoke with an entrepreneurs who was deeply passionate about a specific problem in the…

Things That Don’t Make Sense

There are many, many things which don’t make sense to us. And so we dismiss them. Ignore them. Laugh about…

Passion vs. Purpose

There is a lot of talk these days about “finding your passion”. Common lore holds that when you are following your passion, blissful happiness ensues.

Funny thing is — following your passion might just be terrible advice. Scott Adams, creator of the uber-successful…