How Mural can help you win new work opportunities & collaborate better — I know you’ve probably been receiving tons of Covid-19 related communication from various companies and products you subscribe to, but given the extent to which our work lives have changed and are changing as a result, I felt compelled to share a few thoughts on how Mural can help. I…

(Re)making the case for experimentation & lean principles in building big businesses — It’s easy (and intuitive) to associate success with size. Big visions drive big innovations, which, in turn, generate big teams, revenues, and businesses. But, in my experience, it’s most often the little things — the little details, learnings, and iterations — that distinguish big success from failure. Even the best…

How we should think about our professional identities — when they’re designed to change — There was a lot of talk about “Portfolio Careers” in 2018. And I expect there to be even more next year. The term itself is getting traction. See, as examples, a ton of stuff from the Harvard Business Review & the “Portfolio Careers Podcast”. The most admired people in our…

I love Mondays. I haven’t always but I do now. I love Mondays as an entrepreneur, because it’s like having an empty canvas I can paint. Nearly all my weeks end with a feeling of having left a lot on the table. Monday is the antithesis of that — when…

A simple framework for business folk & knowledge workers craving something deeper than a resume — Through Mural, I get a chance to meet a lot of unique talent and see the different ways in which they present their best work & professional stories. It’s super fun — especially because our users tend to care deeply about their work and excel in fields that traditionally don’t…

Lessons on identity for a notoriously amorphous profession Product management is one of the most in-demand roles in tech. There are more Product Manager job openings than any other job in Glassdoor’s top 10 (other than Software Engineer). It’s also one of the hardest to define and measure. “A great…

As an entrepreneur and (sometimes) investor, I get asked for career advice fairly often. But since I’m miles away from where I want to be professionally, I’ve found the best way to answer the question is to flip it on its head. After asking myself what I wish I had…

A brief update on Nextt and our continuing path to scale — I can hardly believe it, but it’s been seven months since Tom and I publicly launched Nextt as a pre-accelerator that helps prospective entrepreneurs turn ideas into experiments. And what a wild ride it’s been. We received over 100 applications (with $0 in marketing). We…

(in a time of fear, reactionaryism and retreat) — Note: this is usually where I’d try to kick off with a catchy intro, but since this post is pretty meaty I’m just going to get into it and use sequential bullets to communicate as efficiently as possible. 1- The “career” is a 20th century invention, and will likely lose…