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Dec
14

Bring in the new

But there is one failure mode that I believe can be avoided: Allowing the new Executive to be judged according to the strengths of his/her predecessor.
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Nov
08

References for Better Decision Making

Frameworks to help you make better decisions in work and life.
4 min read
Oct
28

Questions from VC investors

Questions we encountered from VCs while raising early rounds of capital
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Oct
10

Finding My Path

Since my last day of full time work at CircleUp, I * Explored building a talent marketplace focused on remote Executives.
3 min read
Sep
26

Countervailing forces

The beauty and benefit of reading widely.
2 min read
Sep
23

Recent Reading - Fall 2022

Some notes on recent reading. Recommendations always welcome. Fiction * The Boys -  I loved this book.  First book I read
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Sep
16

The Patagonia Model

We now have a model, a very public model, for how the value created by establishing a wonderfully productive brand and company can be distributed to a cause rather than a person
3 min read
Sep
12

The Boys by Katie Hafner

What art will emerge from the Pandemic?  For two years, all of humanity felt changed routines, greater uncertainty and increased
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Aug
30

Why do we Educate?

'The purpose of education is to learn to die satiated with life.'
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Jul
15

Recent Reading - Summer 2022

Some notes on recent reading. Recommendations always welcome. How Rights Went Wrong: My favorite book of 2022 so far. Jamal
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