There’s an untapped $160 trillion market teeming with potential and on the verge of surging with economic activity — and one company in particular is…
My name is Barrett Brooks. I live in Portland, OR. I’m an experienced startup operator. After growing ConvertKit to $28M in ARR over five years,…
1,868 days. That’s the number of days I spent on the ConvertKit team. 12,408 days. That’s the number of days since I was born. I’ve…
If you spend any amount of time reading career advice, following founders of companies you admire, or scrolling Twitter, you’ll inevitably run into some version…
In interviews when I ask people what leadership qualities they look for in a manager or leader (and what they don’t), want to know the…
One of the unfortunately broken aspects of organizations (Even the best-intentioned ones!) is that the most loyal people are often under-valued. If you stay in…
Passion is the fuel for early careers. When you’re young, just out of school, you don’t have expertise and proven skills — you have education…
Too many people hold back at work. They do the equivalent of “clock in, clock out.” Then they wonder why they aren’t making more money,…
I’ll never forget how it feels to be stuck. Let’s go back in time to my first startup job. I’m sitting at the counter at…
When it comes to growing your career, there’s long been a thriving debate over the merits of building generalist vs specialist skill sets. Spoiler: there…