Unless you have been living under a rock these past couple weeks, news in the world of tech & startups has been a DOOZY! Just to name a few… WeWork CEO, Adam Neumann, steps down after a snowball of criticism initiated by the WSJ and then the IPO gets pulled all tied together in a […]
Have you ever walked into a conference room and discovered the meaning of life? It’s rare, but it happens.
There is something so downright strange about how technology de-humanizes our interactions with each other. Perspective lost in communication. First Round Capital runs a tremendous Mentorship program called Fast Track as a part of their community offering. Any manager aspiring to do better, give back and explore new perspectives should check it out. They do […]
To sum up the first month of this project in one word: raw. There truly is nothing quite like the excitement of starting out with a brittle hope of a bang and hearing nary a whimper. On second thought, that would be insulting to whimperers as it has been many decibels less. This wheel ain’t […]
Returning from a late summer vacation and waving another season of sun farewell, please allow me the opportunity of sharing a favorite pastime – critiquing out of office replies. There is no better time to climb up onto the pulpit and look down upon colleagues and peers of the tech industry than during the final […]
Whether it’s time to put together a plan or align incentives for a team against it, how many pieces are there to your puzzle? From both a tops down and bottoms up perspective, how clearly can impact be measured and progress tracked?
One of the most important, strategic, entertaining, often wasteful and straight up wild parts of your management job is going to be devoted to interviewing. Some candidates will flatter you, some will surprise you, fewer still will impress you. Remember not to forget the point of this exchange is a mutual role & skills evaluation. […]
A little interaction from this past week got the wheels turning – do first impressions matter? Most of the time, it’s probably a mixed bag. But sometimes they do, very much. One of our (early in their career) new hires asked if they could leave training early so they could go to the Outside Lands […]
In the hyper-competitive, rapidly moving world of technology…expect to lose employees quicker than your kid cousin lost their pet hamster. According to one cursory Google Search, data shows companies might expect to keep employees for an average of ~2 years. And those are for well known, growing companies! So, provided you’ve been tasked with the […]
We can learn some good lessons from our venture capitalist counterparts when it comes to evaluating the risk of new management employment opportunities at startups. The most popularized risks of ventures, when evaluated for investment opportunity, are broadly captured within the following categories: