The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz My rating: 4 of 5 stars At first, I was a bit disappointed; ‘The Hard Thing’ seemed like a simple “this is my story, so learn some lessons from it” management book....
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek My rating: 3 of 5 stars The core idea of the book is really solid – potentially game-changing, really – but it’s not a book-sized idea. After the first couple of chapters, ‘Start with Why’ became...
UPDATE: Oh snap – I totally missed these from earlier in the year when I presented at RecruitCon East: What Looks Like a Magnet May Not Be a Magnet Making Your Company into a Talent Magnet As best as I can tell, I set up a Google alert for “kurt...
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris J. Anderson My rating: 4 of 5 stars There’s a bunch of really solid material in here. Though, as a word of warning, this book is best used as a reference manual rather than something to be read straight...
From Impossible to Inevitable: How Hyper-Growth Companies Create Predictable Revenue by Aaron Ross My rating: 3 of 5 stars Despite being not at all what I expected, this was still a solid book. It was definitely geared WAY more than I’d planned to early-stage start-ups. Additionally, it was less focused...
221 credits and 14 semesters at 4 universitites across 15 years to get 1 B.S. Share:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new...
This post was incited by ‘When Wrongthink Becomes Workplace Harrassment’ from Reason.com and, subsequently, Wearing ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ insignia could be punishable racial harassment – from the Washington Post. I’m perennially of two minds about issues of ‘social justice’ (especially in the workplace). It’s super important. All of the bad -isms can’t be...
Leap First: Creating Work That Matters by Seth Godin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Seth Godin is a philosopher who just happens to mostly philosophize about business and entrepreneurship. Every time I encounter his work, he gains more of my respect. Will definitely re-listen to this one several times....
Note: I started this post a while ago. Little did I know that I’d soon be following my own advice! Following the acquisition of my former company, I found myself in the job market at the beginning of the summer. I can tell you firsthand that having this checklist was...
After I was let go from my previous position in May, I decided to keep track of some stuff. Just for kicks. (more…) Share:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn...
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