I love to write.

Here are few thoughts I’ve written down over the years.

You Know Your User . . . But Who Is Your Customer?

Users and customers are frequently one and the same.  When you go to a restaurant, you are both the user and the customer.  But think about dog food for a moment; in this case the two are quite different; your dog is the user, but you are the customer. 

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10 Tips to Ace Your Next Job Interview.

And if all else fails, just start your own company.

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I Hate Firing People.

But by far the hardest is having to fire decent people for reasons that may have nothing to do with them, except perhaps being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Subscriptions Eat the World

It’s amazing it took as long as it did for subscriptions to eat the world. 

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You Don’t Have to Work at Goldman Sachs. I Promise.

If, in your heart of hearts, you want to be an entrepreneur, don’t be afraid to take that on.

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Nobody Knows Anything.

You know what’s even worse than someone hating your idea? When they like it!

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How to Think Like a Startup.

The best ingredient for success is no longer one’s ability to predict the future. It’s putting yourself in a position where you’re poised to take advantage of whatever happens.

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Don’t Pass the Torch, Pass the Flame.

It’s not what you say . . . it’s how you act.

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The Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon? Focus!

There are always 100 things to do but only resources to do 5 of them.

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Make it Easier to Succeed, Rather than Harder to Fail (AKA – Trust Your Customers)

In other words, trust your customers.

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Dreaming is Dangerous For an Entrepreneur.

Every minute you let yourself get lost in the dream, is time you could have spent doing the things that will actually ensure you get there.

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If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You’re Not Going to Get There.

First, always optimize for flexibility, but second, before you even do that, take some time to figure out where you’re ultimately trying to go.  Only then can you figure out the best way to get there.

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