Public Speaking Fear – 3 Surprising Tips to Overcome Yours
What techniques do you use to overcome your fear of public speaking and boost your self-confidence before an important meeting, presentation, talk, etc.? For most of my life, I used to fear and hate public speaking. Getting up in front of people to talk? No thanks! But, I actually enjoy it now. No, seriously I…
Read MoreThe comfort zone is ok, until the day it isn't
It’s easy to get stuck in the predefined “comfort zone” that we’re all trained to be in as employees. That’s fine if you are happy. Really. It is. Happy with your job. Happy with your boss. Happy with your work experience. Happy with what you make. But, you must leave that comfort zone if you…
Read MoreTwitter Continues to Struggle with Growth and Engagement
We need Twitter I know. It sometimes feels like kicking someone when they are already down. But, we can’t stop talking about the troubles with Twitter. It’s because so many of us really like Twitter and want them to figure this all out. As much as Facebook continues to be an unstoppable juggernaut, it isn’t…
Read MoreThink about where you place your job loyalty
Losing your job From a recent post by Gretchen Kittelberger about losing her job (CrossFit athlete and prior Counsel at CrossFit, Inc.): “It really wouldn’t have mattered if my work, or my effort, or my output had been 10x or 100x better. At the end of the day I still would have ended up in…
Read MorePeople don't engage with logos
If you run a small business or startup, you may be guilty of this mistake that I’ve made. We’re excited about creating a new brand and building out a business, so we set up this independent entity from our own personal brand. A logo instead of our face on every social media profile. Using the…
Read MoreYou can’t stand on two boats
There is an old proverb: “One foot cannot stand on two boats” Many of us start on a new business idea while we still have one foot in the “real job ship”, and start stepping into the new business lifeboat we are crafting. And that’s ok. For awhile. I did it for many, many years. But,…
Read MoreGoodbye Parse. Now, Apple’s CloudKit vs. Google’s Firebase vs. Kinvey?
Well, today Parse announced that they will be shutting down completely by the end of 2016. When they were acquired by Facebook in 2013, many were concerned. Acquisitions often don’t end well. I guess those folks were correct. We have a difficult announcement to make. Beginning today we’re winding down the Parse service, and Parse…
Read MoreReady for the Thumb Tribe?
If you’re building a consumer experience, I hope you’re familiar with the Thumb Tribe because that is where your future customers are. I’m sure you’ve noticed that the younger generations are heavy mobile users, but you may not be aware of how extreme it is unless you’ve looked at your users’ demographics and analytics lately. These two screenshots are from…
Read MoreYou don't need to create a "unicorn" to be successful
It is easy to get caught up in the “next hot startup” frenzy as you read about the insane growth and valuations of “unicorns” like Uber, Airbnb, and Snapchat. But, not every business can be, or should be, a runaway tech startup. When you live in a tech-centric area like Silicon Valley you tend to…
Read MoreHiring a Backend Engineer for my startup Voicekick
I’m looking for a Backend Engineer to join my mobile startup Voicekick in a contract-to-hire position. The full job description is on AngelList. Check it out!
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