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Spilled ice cream - the ultimate mistake
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March 1, 2018. I won’t forget that date any time soon because it was the day I made my first major mistake as COO… and…

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As a team grows from the early stages when everything feels fun and crazy into a more mature phase of predictable growth, team structure has…

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Note: This is a post I originally wrote for Fizzle, where they teach aspiring entrepreneurs how to build small businesses that matter. Although you may not…

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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He spent countless hours building the legend of Middle Earth and the history of…

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In 1837, at the age of 51, Horace Mann accepted an appointment as the secretary of the Massachussetts Board of Education, becoming the the first secretary…

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In 1772, all tea from the East India Trading Company was required to be delivered to the United Kingdom and sold to traders through the…

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The past few weeks have been a chance for deep reflection on 2015 and consideration of the year ahead. The beginning of a new year…

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If you haven’t heard of the concept of a mastermind group before, it might be best to start with this post on starting and maintaining…

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I grab a seat at the corner of a large rectangular table. The centerpiece is a mason jar of pencils and an old school pencil…

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I saw the city through the small window next to my exit row seat and I felt a swell of creative energy, anticipation, and excitement…