Reading Time: 9 minutesIn what seems like the blink of an eye, we’re a quarter of the way through the year and over halfway done with the spring semester. I’m deep into preparation for the summer program at the Undergraduate Incubator, and I’ve started prepping for the fall semester since I’ve already been asked if I need to … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesScott Kupor Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It ISBN: 978-0-593-08358-1 Venture capital has a great deal of mystique surrounding it, especially for new entrepreneurs. How does one get a startup funded? How much of the company must be surrendered to investors? Why do some startups receive funding for merely … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesCal Newport Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World ISBN: 978-1-4555-8669-1 Over the course of our careers, we tend to do a great deal of “shallow work” – we send a lot of emails, we create a lot of documents and slide decks, answer phone calls, and spend time on social media. … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesJerry Colonna Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up ISBN: 978-0-06-274953-6 The act of writing is therapeutic – it least it is for me. Sometimes, you can work out some of your biggest problems just by putting pen to paper or fingers to a keyboard. Perhaps you have a major problem in your life, … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere’s a lot to look forward to next year. One thing is for certain: there’s not going to be as much travel in the next 12 months as there was in the previous 12 months. On one hand, it will be nice to be home more – my garage and yard could certainly use some … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhen I sit down to pull together a summary of each year, I begin by writing down all of the different places I’ve been, different events I’ve attended, and any major lessons learned over the course of the year. Since I began this process nearly a decade ago, the list has grown longer each year … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 6 minutesI don’t usually write a blog post this close to my year-end review posts, but it’s just been like that this year. I feel like I’ve been playing catch-up most of the last 18 months, and especially the last 6 months. I’ve been working on this blog post one or two sentences at a time … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesViktor E. Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning ISBN: 978-0-8070-1427-1 I don’t tend to read a lot of books in the “self-help” category. It’s not that they aren’t necessary or good for a lot of people – looking around the world today, there are a lot of things that can bring you down or ruin your … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBruce Schneier Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World ISBN: 978-0-393-35217-7 Whether you like it or not, you are being surveilled every minute of every day. It’s the price we pay for modern conveniences, like being able to call a friend from the car, find an obscure item … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesTony Hsieh Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose ISBN: 978-0-446-57622-2 As an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and now coach of other entrepreneurs, I’m fascinated with the stories of the biggest names in the field. How did they become interested in entrepreneurship? What was it like as they got their biggest achievements off the … [Read more…]