September 22, 2014
How to Cry at a Startup
All types of crazy things have happened to me on the job. A guy ran by me holding a 9mm gun at his side, I worked for a former CIA operative who told me to watch my back,…
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September 17, 2014
Great Product Managers Build Walls
One of the best product managers I ever worked with created a physical boundary in her cube by placing a rug on the floor. When anyone (especially pesky sales folks)…
September 16, 2014
The Underemployed Technologist
You are great at your job and will be even better at the next one. You are the ‘go to’ person with answers to the tough questions and your boss relies on you to get the…
September 15, 2014
Stop "Failing Faster"
We have all gone soft and lost our minds. How many times have you heard that there is no failure, just learnings. Right. Maybe when you are an infant. It is time to get…
September 10, 2014
The 4 Cs of the Startup CEO
There really is no secret recipe for being the big boss and sitting in the corner office. But there are plenty of ways that a strong leader can never make it to the top…
September 5, 2014
Aha! Now Integrated With Flowdock
Aha! is now integrated with Flowdock to keep the entire team aligned on product decisions. Flowdock is a team collaboration application for desktop, mobile and web. You…
September 4, 2014
The Hit Show "Silicon Valley" Gets Startups Right
I love television. But, probably not for the reasons you think. What I enjoy is watching a show (or movie) that makes me think and in some ways reflect what’s happening…
September 3, 2014
5 Signs You Fear Job Change
Risk aversion and resistance to change have nothing to do with intelligence. So, let’s get that out of the way upfront. There is no correlation between fear and…
September 2, 2014
Aha! Integrated With Slack
Aha! is now integrated with Slack to keep the entire team in sync. Slack provides a group chat platform for agile teams, making it easy to keep distributed groups…
September 2, 2014
$10B Snapchat Valuation — Lessons for Founders
It was reported last week that Snapchat is in the process of raising a large investment round at a $10B valuation. That would make it one of the world’s most valuable…