A few years ago, my business partner and I were having lunch with the CEO and Chief Data Scientist of a company we were working with. During that lunch, we were discussing hiring and how to find the …
Here’s How To Cultivate Grit – Hint: It’s More Than Being Tough
“Grit is not just simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a …
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The Math of Your Personal Reputation — Why First Impressions Are So Important
Back in college, like most people, I had a couple of distinct friend groups. There was one, in particular, I hung out with more than the others. We listened to the same music, went to shows together, …
Life, Disrupted – A Day of Startups
Morning 6:00 am. My iPhone lights up and screams at me to wake up. Ugh. Rubbing my eyes, it’s time to throw off the Parachute sheets, roll out of my Casper bed …
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The Key Entrepreneurial Trait My Dad Unknowingly Taught Me
When I was growing up, society didn't glorify rock-star business leaders like we do now. We didn't have Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos to look up to. Sergey Brin and Larry Page hadn't built Google …
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30-12-1: January – Meditation, A Retrospective
February is now upon us and since we've gone 1/12 of the way around the sun, it's time to talk about January's plan and how it went. For January, I was focusing on Meditation. The goal was to …
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