A cracker of an idea. A business idea. I should start a business with this idea right now. Figure it out in my spare time and then just set it up…
For me, startup never happens like this.
It starts with a hunch, a curiosity, almost an irritation. So much uncertainty. So many unknowns. It’s half-baked plan hinges on finding good people and figuring out how to keep them.
There’s a model that’s often peddled – multiple rounds of external funding with the hook of the big exit that’ll make everyone rich. And it makes sense – if you’re an investor. But I’m not comfortable with it, for every external investment is a big chain pulling you away from the “why” of your business. I don’t start businesses to make money. I start businesses to change the world or at least a few people’s world…
It’s a long burn.
I’ve really enjoyed capturing keynotes and conversations live. It involves being playfully curious about what’s…
Back in the old days of social media, h/t was a thing. (I remember having…
I think in the early days of thinking about open credentialing, I got fixated on…
I was listening to a politics podcast at the beginning of last week (weren't we…
Hidden in conversation are a whole host of metaphors, which are pictorial clues to the…