Business Pre-season Training I completely missed the first football game of the season for the New England Patriots. This might sound surprising if I had shared this information only a year ago, but in 2020 I’
Business Leader's Don't Speak Last Okay, if you've been reading my thoughts for any length of time then you may recognize the seeming juxtaposition between this title and the subject of one of my previous thoughts. But stay
Business Lacking Energy Our society is motivated by this desire to succeed, to achieve bigger and better things, and to get more done in a day than ever before. This never ending push leaves many of us feeling exhausted, worn out and lacking energy.
Startup The Language of CRM The weeks fly by and there never seems to be enough time in a day to get everything done I'd like to get done. But then the weekend comes and I get a
Startup Balancing Startups and Stability I’m constantly talking about startups, but also about stability. It sounds like two things that are constantly fighting with each other in an ongoing back-and-forth struggle for supremacy. There’s benefits to
Business Release with Purpose One of the topics that frequently gets discussed in engineering circles (or maybe I should say product circles) is the concept of when to release. I say product circles because engineers I am
Business The Importance of Process Moving fast often has many side effects; whether you’re driving fast in a car, skiing down a mountain at high speeds, or falling from the sky with a parachute, all this speed
Startup No Shame in Learning The fear of failure can be a crippling feeling. Whether it's the struggle with personal pride, the feeling of rejection, or simply the internal disdain for not being successful. Whatever the motivating factor,
tl;dr The Importance of the Last Mile Everyone talks about going the extra mile. But there’s actually something to consider before thinking about going the extra mile. In fact there’s something directly before the extra mile. And that
Business The Speed vs. Quality Debate I love moving fast. Anyone that has spent any time around me knows that I am always looking for ways to improve efficiency, move quicker, and go faster. But there’s a very
Marketing First Follower FTW Recently a humorous in-office chat unfolded on our #cooler Slack channel. It began simply enough. I posted a random photo that I found to be funny due to an optical illusion.This lead
Business Truth, Trust, and Transactions False transparency is damaging to relationships. When an untruth is shared under the guise of being "open" and "honest" but the listener is clearly aware of contradictory information the relationship is damaged. In
Business Know Your Limits Most people recognize that as they get older they start to slow down; or at least their bodies start to slow down. There's less they can do and there are more things slowly
Business A Pyramid Scheme for Startups Most startups traditionally all want to approach the market in a similar way. Scratching an itch. Starting with a great idea. Focusing on fixing a problem that the entrepreneur has personally experienced or
Open Source A Better RedHat Model to Replicate If you look at what made RedHat successful you will find a unique story. Unique in a variety of ways. First, the marketplace was dominated with closed source box software and lacked any
Open Source Free Software and Success Marketing automation is highly complex. A free app gives the wrong signal as if everyone with MA can be successful.I recently saw this tweet and it annoyed me. The foundational belief that
Reading For Success What's Your Name I’ll never forget the lesson I learned from a rather famous book entitled, How to Win Friends and Influence People. Granted, this book is almost a rite of passage for some industries
Business Finding the Right Fit (Building An Exceptional Team)Part of my duties in my day-to-day life involve finding the next great talented person to join our team. I don’t think by any means I am an
Business An 8 Step On-boarding Process One of the hardest thing in growing any community is not finding new volunteers (though this can be difficult), the hardest thing is encouraging those new volunteers through the initial process of contributing
Business You're Going the Wrong Way This was my first experience with Lyft, the other popular ride-sharing service. I had previously used Uber on multiple occasions but all the recent publicity and press I figured it might be time
Mautic Traction It seems anywhere you go in the startup world the term traction is one that always gathers attention. Everyone wants to know how popular you are. In a way it reminds me of
Business The Importance of Planning Everyone loves to point out those projects which are immensely popular and claim they were overnight success stories. There is something glamorous about the idea that the next day it might be something
Mautic Beta List Featured Startup Mautic So there’s an awesome website, if you’ve never heard of it you need to check it out. It’s called Beta List. Beta List gives you just what it sounds like,
Business On Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing design is a trendy way to get things accomplished these days. And when you think about it, there is certainly some appeal to the idea of getting dozens of high quality designers
