Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • The best advice is experience

    One of the best nuggets I’ve learned over the past few years is to NEVER give advice. Instead – talk about your experience in a similar situation (and how it played out). If you think about it, any advice you give is likely derived from something you learned. So talk about that instead, and let…

  • Don’t waste time setting up pre-populated tweets

    Pro-tip: Don’t waste time setting up ‘pre-populated tweets.’ I got an email from Groove last week about a new article they wrote. In the email they included a ‘handy pre-populated tweet.’ I checked 24 hours later. A total of 3 people had tweeted it out. There is an opportunity cost to EVERYTHING. That email went…

  • Wanna be better at networking? Don’t be boring

    I’d wager the #1 reason for my networking success is because I spend my time reading things that have nothing to do with business. Thus when I meet another human, there are 100s of potential things we can bond over. tl;dr – don’t be boring.

  • Developing craft 101.

    Developing craft 101.

  • A business has one job: to solve a problem

    A business has one job: to solve a problem

    No matter what you do, no matter how you slice it, a business has one goal: to solve a problem. Everything else is extraneous. You have a job to do I’m a huge proponent of Jobs to be Done (JTBD), which was introduced to me by my buddy Phil Caravaggio (read about his amazing connection…

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