Notes from the field.
Occasional thoughts on relationships, deal-making, and what it actually takes to move technology and marketing companies forward.
Another Trip Around The Sun!!
Another trip around the sun!! Mission Accomplished!!
The Power of the 5 Why’s
Stop Solving the Wrong Problems (The 5 Whys Will Change Everything) Alright, let me tell you about the most powerful question in business, and it’s also the simplest one you’ll ever ask. Just three letters. One word. Infinite power when you…
This Thanksgiving let’s really focus on being grateful!!!
The One Thing That Changes Everything (And It’s Free) Look, I need to talk about something that’s been sitting heavy on my heart as we roll into Thanksgiving, and I’m just gonna say it straight because that’s the only way I know how to be. …
We are not in an AI Bubble per se But we are in an LLM Bubble!!
We’re Not in an AI Bubble – We’re in an LLM Bubble (And Everyone’s Missing What Actually Matters) Let me tell you something that’s gonna sound crazy at first but makes perfect sense once you sit with it for a minute. Everyone keeps talking …
Network Network and then Network some more!!!?
The Job Board is Dead (And Your Resume Died With It) Alright, time for some truth that’s gonna sting a little but needs saying. Your carefully crafted resume? The one you spent hours perfecting? The applications you’re submitting into the v…
The Wrong Stuff Is Getting Built and The Right Stuff is right under our noses!!
Everyone’s Building the Wrong Thing (And It’s Costing Them Everything) Alright, we need to talk. And I mean really talk, because there’s something happening across the tech landscape that’s got me fired up in the worst possible way. Every b…
Why Doesn’t anyone want what we built??
They Built It and Nobody Came: Why Listening Beats Assuming Every Single Time I was talking to a VP of Product last month. Smart person, great pedigree, worked at all the right companies. They’d just launched a feature their team had been b…
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only: What Actually Matters When Everything Else Falls Away I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what we’re actually building with our lives. Had a moment last week that stopped me cold. I was driving, listening to music, and…
The Power of The Relationship Economy!!
When Everything’s Fake, Trust Becomes Currency: Why the Relationship Economy Just Won Everything I got a resume last week that looked perfect. I mean absolutely perfect. The experience lined up exactly with what my client needed. The accomp…
How are we going to power all this AI Stuff!!
You Can’t Build a Power Plant Overnight: The Infrastructure Reality Nobody’s Pricing In Let me tell you about a conversation that’s been nagging at me since last night. I was at an event, talking with a few folks from a few different compan…