The thinking process of most innovators is something like this: Get an idea for what you want to make. Create it. Find someone who wants it. I think any entrepreneur will immediately recognize this is a horrible strategy for starting a business (or making any decision). By making something before you see any opportunity, you […]
Help Support Entrepreneurship: The Curry BizCamp
I don’t often get a chance to promote charitable causes on this website. However, I’ve recently become involved with fund-raising for The Curry BizCamp. The BizCamp is a program dedicated to training underprivileged kids the basic skills of entrepreneurship and starting a business. Although I don’t come from an underprivileged background, being introduced to entrepreneurship […]
Why Most Feedback Sucks
Getting better at anything requires feedback, that’s obvious. But what is often more important is selectively ignoring most of the feedback you receive. If you’re basing your decisions entirely on a comment by one person, you’re probably going to make a mistake. Although it may seem like arrogance, I think following your own intuition and […]
Would You Still Work If They Didn’t Pay You?
If money wasn’t an issue, would you still do the work you are currently doing? If the answer is “no”, you should start looking for a new job. I think it’s interesting that people would consider it unacceptable to marry and spend your entire life with someone you didn’t love. Yet, in our culture, these […]
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.