Quick Update
In early 2023 I took a leadership role overseeing two companies. While I’ve been dealing with that, I’ve had little time for anything else.
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Think about what you’re doing.
“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you…” – Steve Jobs The definition of decision fatigue is a state of mental overload that impedes your ability to make [good] decisions. I throw “good” in here because when I’m overwhelmed with…
Successful teams…
In the Agile Manifesto you’ll find Individuals and interactions over processes and tools and if your teams are only talking to each other over email or Jira comments to “preserve a record” then you’re losing the team’s cohesion. They’re not a team if they only use Jira to communicate with each…
Stronghold Rescue and Relief
Stronghold Rescue and Relief provides protection and support for families in conflict zones. Operations are currently underway in Burma and Venezuela. You can become a supporter by visiting their website at StrongholdRescue.org. For a video of how Stronghold Rescue began, as well as a summary of their mission, here’s a…
Take care of people because people take care of customers.
Trust. I believe this is the single most important word when understanding why people work the way they do. I trust that you will do everything possible to make that customer’s experience with us outstanding. Without trust then people will not put themselves out there for clients. They know they…
Stewardship.
It took me a long time to write this. I’ve been in companies where the main focus of the senior management team was their own bonuses. It was literally said in front of me (they forgot I was in the meeting) “Layoffs are coming but don’t worry, your bonuses are…
Build a Product That Fixes Your Customer’s Problems, Not Your Own Problems
Over a year in development. Marketing staff to create content for promotion. A development team ready to fix bugs and add functionality. Lengthy arguments as to whether or not the background should be sea foam green or something else. Total number of users: 0. After 2 years. The platform was…
Engineering-glish
Engineering-glish: The act of speaking to end-users as if they were engineers. I have a new analogy that I’m using with software engineers. Every time I hear “why would someone do that?” or “They should know not to do that…” my response is now, “How many of you drive over…
Where Florida Investment Dollars Went in Q3 vs Q2 2016.
Overall investment in Florida increased 162% from Q2 to Q3 which was driven mainly by Healthcare Services and Biotech. Total investment in Q2 was about $57 million while Q3 was roughly $93 million, ranking Florida 13th overall for investment for the quarter. Interestingly enough, both late stage and early stage…
What Local Governments can do to Help Startups and the Entrepreneurial Community
Somehow I get involved in these discussions from time to time, usually a local politician is doing research on what they can do to help the startups or grow the entrepreneurial community. Usually what they’re looking to do is provide some sort of access to “funding” or get office space…
Now Reading
Planned books:
- The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. by Daniel Coyle
- The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Brant Cooper, Patrick Vlaskovits
Current books:
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Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want (Strategyzer) by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Gregory Bernarda, Alan Smith
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Beyond the Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game-Changing Innovation by Phil McKinney
Recent books:
- Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
- Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz
- Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman, Chris Fussell
- Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, and cheaper than your by Salim Ismail, Michael S. Malone, Yuri van Geest
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
Think about what you’re doing.
“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you…” – Steve Jobs The definition of decision fatigue is a state of mental overload that impedes your ability to make [good] decisions. I throw “good” in here because when I’m overwhelmed with…
Successful teams…
In the Agile Manifesto you’ll find Individuals and interactions over processes and tools and if your teams are only talking to each other over email or Jira comments to “preserve a record” then you’re losing the team’s cohesion. They’re not a team if they only use Jira to communicate with each…
Stronghold Rescue and Relief
Stronghold Rescue and Relief provides protection and support for families in conflict zones. Operations are currently underway in Burma and Venezuela. You can become a supporter by visiting their website at StrongholdRescue.org. For a video of how Stronghold Rescue began, as well as a summary of their mission, here’s a…
Take care of people because people take care of customers.
Trust. I believe this is the single most important word when understanding why people work the way they do. I trust that you will do everything possible to make that customer’s experience with us outstanding. Without trust then people will not put themselves out there for clients. They know they…
Stewardship.
It took me a long time to write this. I’ve been in companies where the main focus of the senior management team was their own bonuses. It was literally said in front of me (they forgot I was in the meeting) “Layoffs are coming but don’t worry, your bonuses are…
Build a Product That Fixes Your Customer’s Problems, Not Your Own Problems
Over a year in development. Marketing staff to create content for promotion. A development team ready to fix bugs and add functionality. Lengthy arguments as to whether or not the background should be sea foam green or something else. Total number of users: 0. After 2 years. The platform was…
Engineering-glish
Engineering-glish: The act of speaking to end-users as if they were engineers. I have a new analogy that I’m using with software engineers. Every time I hear “why would someone do that?” or “They should know not to do that…” my response is now, “How many of you drive over…
Where Florida Investment Dollars Went in Q3 vs Q2 2016.
Overall investment in Florida increased 162% from Q2 to Q3 which was driven mainly by Healthcare Services and Biotech. Total investment in Q2 was about $57 million while Q3 was roughly $93 million, ranking Florida 13th overall for investment for the quarter. Interestingly enough, both late stage and early stage…
What Local Governments can do to Help Startups and the Entrepreneurial Community
Somehow I get involved in these discussions from time to time, usually a local politician is doing research on what they can do to help the startups or grow the entrepreneurial community. Usually what they’re looking to do is provide some sort of access to “funding” or get office space…
Now Reading
Planned books:
- The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. by Daniel Coyle
- The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Brant Cooper, Patrick Vlaskovits
Current books:
-
Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want (Strategyzer) by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Gregory Bernarda, Alan Smith
-
Beyond the Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game-Changing Innovation by Phil McKinney
Recent books:
- Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
- Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz
- Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman, Chris Fussell
- Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, and cheaper than your by Salim Ismail, Michael S. Malone, Yuri van Geest
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance