Finding Common Ground and Workable Solutions
Some thoughts on finding common ground and workable solutions when trust is low and conversations are challenging.
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Scott Swaaley: A Good Advisor Provides Context
Scott Swaaley: “A good advisor provides context and helps you to clarify the best approach to a deal. Sean Murphy provides a wealth of perspective on business rules of thumb, successful practices from larger firms in different industries, and established business theory.”
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Accidental Learnings from a Journeyman PM by Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz shares some of his learnings, so you can experience more “interesting” errors.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in September 2022
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in Sep-2022 around the theme of gaining insight from experience–especially mistakes.
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Chalk Talk: Where is your team in the explore exploit continuum?
Where is your team in the explore exploit continuum? Are you in explore or exploit mode? If you are operating in a new area with high uncertainty then explore mode is the best posture. As you gain clarity you will typically transition to exploit mode.
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs Curated in August 2022
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in August 2022 on the themes of maturing, the value of a sense of history, and the value of a long term perspective
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Chalk Talk: S-Curve for Technology Investment
A chalk talk on the S-Curve model for Technology Investment. The S-curve was first popularized in “Innovation the Attacker’s Advantage” by Richard Foster.
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Insights on Memory and Mortality from Sven Birkerts
Five insights on memory and mortality from two essays by Sven Birkerts about his parents’ last years: “The Ongoing Vigil” and “Remembrance.” This is one of my Sunday spirit posts, less concerned with entrepreneurship than what is means to be human.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in July 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in July 2022, theme is courage.
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Independence Day 2022: The Spirit of Liberty
Some quotes and observations on the Declaration of Independence and the “Spirit of Liberty.”
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in June 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in June 2022, the theme is Originality.
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Father’s Day 2022: Some Memories of My Father
Eight memories of my father from my youth. They have an emotional salience that underscores one or more lessons I took away–eventually.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in May 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in May 2022 around a theme of genius.
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Memorial Day 2022: Revisiting the Long Telegram
On Memorial Day we commemorate those who have died in the service of our country in a day of remembrance. This year I revisit George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” inspired by a recent talk by Konstantin Kisin.
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Mark Brinkerhoff: Starting With a Sketch Saves Money
A great short briefing by Mark Brinkerhoff, President of Fusion Design on how starting with a sketch saves money; he uses a simple HVAC design example but the technique is broadly applicable.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in April 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in April 2022, theme is embracing the Stockdale Paradox, overcoming fear, responding when reality gets a vote and real life intrudes.
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Leslie Odom, Jr. on Failing Up
Leslie Odom, Jr.’s “Failing Up” is an autobiography written at what I hope is the midpoint of a long and successful career. He has a lot of practical advice gleaned from performing that I think is very applicable to entrepreneurs.
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Andrew Grove on Recognizing Reality
An excerpt from Andrew Grove’s “Only the Paranoid Survive” shows Grove and Gordon Moore recognizing reality and exiting a money losing business, the memory business that had brought Intel so much early success.
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Time Capsule: Freakonomics Book Review from 2005
I review Freakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner, suggest other books at the intersection of economics, systems analysis, and everyday life.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in March 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in March 2022, theme this month is cultivating creativity and inventiveness.
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