Self DROdio .Readme Here's a primer on how to work with me effectively. Reading this will help you ramp up on my work style faster. I'd also very much like to read your "ReadMe" if we
B2B Powering the Third Industrial Revolution (aka Why I Go to Work Every Day) The benefit of being a founder is that you can dream outlandish things, and nobody's around to stop you.Now that Armory has grown up a bit, I'd like to share the outlandish
founders How Many Golf Balls Fit in a Bath Tub? I like to do a little exercise when I give a talk (like the one above), which is to ask the room how many golf balls fit in a bath tub.Not because
founders Build Your Startup Like a Matryoshka Doll "Experience is what you get right after you need it." - James C. WoffordArmory is the startup I've always wanted to create. I'm applying everything I've learned over the past fifteen years from
founders A great way to interview consumers I've never tried this myself, but I've heard it works extremely well -- and in fact, I'd love for someone to try this and then post a comment on this blog (ideally w/
founders Instrumenting a Startup: The Tools & Services We're Using to Start Armory When Isaac, Ben and I started Armory late last year, I found a lot has changed since starting my last startup, Socialize, in 2008. There's a suite of new tools available to instrument
founders Leverage The Last Mile One of my best "get things done" tricks: is that I focus on the "last mile" of whatever I'm doing.Here's a picture to illustrate what I mean:Most of the work went
founders Elon Musk goes Back to the Future Elon Musk did a fireside chat (why is the fire always missing from these fireside chats?) with Steve Jurvitson of DFJ at Stanford this morning to celebrate an event called FutureFest. In the
founders The Forest vs. The Trees: A Story About Focus I'm going to share a story about the forest vs. the trees. But it's not the story you're expecting to hear.My last blog post was about Doing Less, Better, which is my
founders Do Less, Better There's a great article in the NYTimes about Slack, a new startup that the Valley is buzzing about. Slack is a business messaging & collaboration app, and it's really, really good. The reporter
founders Marketing Your Startup by Giving Out Stock Options This new startup, Jet.com, is looking to be the Costco of the web, and to undercut Amazon's prices by an average of 10%. They won't focus on speedy 2 day "prime" delivery.
founders Need vs. Want Just a quick post to share a decision making pro-tip that I shared with a few people this week.Anytime I need to consider a number of criteria to make a decision on
founders High Fives and Arash's Story At a recent DFJ venture capital conference, I heard the story of Arash Bayatmakou.He fell from a 3rd story balcony a few years ago and landed on his neck, paralyzing him from
founders Negotiation Pro Tip: Creating An Obligation I'm going to share one of my most powerful negotiating techniques. The funny thing is that up until a year ago, I didn't even realize this was a technique -- I thought everyone
founders Zuck in 2005: No plans for world domination, but the product/market fit to get there. I absolutely love this video of Zuck talking about Facebook back in 2005. If I had been in that room, I wouldn't have been able to guess that Facebook would become a $180+
founders How Are You Spending Your 700,800 Hours? "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." - William PennTime is our most precious asset, and none of us know how much of it we have left.It's ironic,
founders My Favorite Quotes 1 Have a vision. Be demanding ... by Colin Powell2 Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier ... by Colin Powell3 You don't know what you can get away with until you try ... by Colin Powell4
