What are the surface level indicators of a thriving company? Pretend you have no access to growth rates, financial statements, TechCrunch articles, or product demos. Just imagine you walked into an office one day and started observing. Would it be a certain audible buzz? Catered lunches? Flowing kombucha? A wide variety of snacks? Weekly happy […]
Ok so it’s been a long week. This is not a grand piece on influencing others or a pontification on the art of leadership and effectiveness. Nope. This is about something so simple it makes me want to scream, reach through the computer, and grab ahold of the senseless offender every.single.time. it happens. We’re talking […]
You’re on the floor of the Nasdaq as confetti rains down. Filled with pride, you close your eyes and reflect on the time spent toiling and moiling at a company for over four years in order to celebrate its seminal moment. The founders ring the bell and those shares that have slowly vested are now […]
It starts slowly. The sound of a nose being blown. Then perhaps a sudden sneeze. Before you know it, there is contagion across the company floor. It’s that time of year. It’s officially sniffle season. Wherever you are and whoever you work with, everyone has dealt with that heroic colleague who refuses to stay home […]
The internet effectively broke this past Sunday with the shocking news of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. A basketball giant and complicated pop culture icon. Information and misinformation rocketed around the world at warp speed before the truth could catch up. It was an unprecedented day both in sadness and scale. We also said […]
The British ruled India as a colony from 1858 to 1947. Though sparsely documented, an often repeated parable from that period in popular culture, business, and politics is known as The Cobra Effect. Or, the law of unintended consequences. As the story goes, the British rulers set out to reduce the venomous snake population in […]
Sometimes it’s nice to hear from recruiters, isn’t it? Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside to feel wanted. Chased. Sought after. Peeking over the fence at that seemingly greener grass. The glee one feels when that red button flashes on the upper right corner message icon of your LinkedIn app. Ding! Hope you […]
It’s the start of the year and hiring plans for 2020 are being finalized across the Valley. Although, not if Softbank is your lead investor.. Too soon? The sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening just as reliably as hiring managers failing to receive their full headcount requests. With the 2-3 […]
Happy goddamn New Year! 2020 already feels like it’s going to be action packed with drama, thrills AND chills. We cannot wait. The internet is already awash with predictions, arguments over how much successful people need to work, and more. Put all of that aside. Most of it doesn’t matter. Here are 10 thoughts and […]
Ok ok we’re a couple weeks late on the Away story but, as the article’s blast radius continues to expand, let’s take a look with both the original article and the additional facts that have since come to light in mind. Needless to say, there has been a lot going on at Away. For those […]