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Nov 28, 2016

When Companies Turn A##hole

We seem to be barraged by news clippings demonstrating how shitty most large companies treat their customers. Here in the US Wells Fargo is a particularly lovely example.

When I read stuff like this, this or this, I think about two things:

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Nov 17, 2016

Be Kind To Yourself

A conversation on Singularity University’s Slack today reminded me of the tragic death of an incredibly talented young founder I knew. Although he was, by all means and measures, very successful(raised a solid Series A, was doing very well with his product), in the end he couldn’t cope with…

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Jun 22, 2016

Are You Doing What Is Important?

Two days ago we experienced the Summer solstice — the longest day of the year. Looking at an insanely beautiful sunset (and a super-rare strawberry moon) here in Silicon Valley and realizing that half of 2016 is already behind us, I was reminded of the deeply insightful…

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Mar 24, 2016

Do at Least One Thing a Day

My most frustrating days, are the ones where I don’t get anything done. Maybe I sat in meetings all day long, maybe I had to fight fires or maybe I just had a shitty day.

There is little more frustrating and dissatisfying for me, than going to bed…

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Nov 25, 2015

The Treasure of the Moment

With Thanksgiving around the corner I am reminded of a comment Rick Schmitz made during the UNLIFE retreat:

“Recognize the treasure of the moment.”

As entrepreneurs we are insanely busy. We run from meeting to meeting. We pull…

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Sep 29, 2015

Time Is The Ultimate Equalizer

Others have more resources. They have more and smarter people working for them. They are better funded. They have better partnerships. They live in more connected places. They are luckier.

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Sep 21, 2015

May You Live in Interesting Times

Allegedly the title of this dispatch is a Chinese proverb (apparently it is not). Some say it’s a curse. I use it as an opener to my talk about exponential technologies (which I am turning into a richer learning experience soon).

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Jun 18, 2015

The Days Are Long But The Years Are Short

Gretchen Rubin once penned the now often cited sentence:

The Days Are Long But The Years Are Short.

The last couple of weeks have been incredibly busy for me. I’m currently wearing three hats at work alone…

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Jun 10, 2015

Think Like A Dictionary

The following guest post is from a good friend and fellow Heretic Matej Novak, a copywriter with a deep passion for language and branding.

It’s important that words have meanings — specific meanings we all agree on. That’s how we’re able to communicate with one…

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May 17, 2015

What To Spend Money On

Founders sometimes have funny habits when it comes to spending money. They end up buying stuff nobody needs (hello karaoke system which nobody ever used), which is useless (thank you for the awful schwag) or simply superfluous (all those software licenses for stuff we don’t use).