Every growing business (or at least the majority) will eventually be divided into teams for efficiency, structure and workflow. But what should the teams be? Three of the most common teams are the following: Product – the product team in technology startups is usually made up of designers and developers. If you were running a […]
Funding Change
Talented people can make dramatic positive change happen relatively quickly when they have good strategy and are well-funded. I firmly believe that you should give some portion of your income to causes you believe in. My personal goal is to give 10%, invest 10%, and save 10% of my income before I allocate my spending […]
The Change You Believe In
Your career is far and away the best chance you have to make an impact in the world. If you want to maximize your impact on the world (outside of your family), then find a career based on your beliefs. But let’s say you feel stuck in your current career and aren’t ready to make […]
25 Organizations Worth Working For
Upcoming graduates and young professionals sometimes ask me, “If you had to look for a job today, what organizations would you start with?” For one, you shouldn’t listen to me on this topic. My beliefs about the world might be different than yours, and I think the most important factor in finding work that matters […]
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations’Millenium Development Goals have been an interesting first effort to garner international support for the most pressing issues of our time. Now that the timeline has expired on the goals, it’s time for the UN to own the progress made so far and then to set new goals for the 15 years ahead. […]
Millenium Development Goals
The United Nations catches alot of flack form the international community, especially from politically active citizens and elected officials around the world. And yet, The UN Development Programme might be the only agency keeping their eye on the ball when it comes to the future of the human race and our presence here on Earth. […]
Find a Compass
Everyone is looking for the “right answer” or step by step instructions. Most things in life come with neither in my experience. Just options. The key to building a business or a meaningful career, amongst other things, is getting comfortable with a lack of “right answers” and moving forward anyway. Any step by step instructions […]
Scarcity and the Relative Value of Beer (And what it means for your business)
Economic theory tells us a beer is a beer and it should be worth the same to you, regardless of your context. And yet, when researchers asked two simple questions1 in a recent experiment, they found evidence that economic theory simply doesn’t hold when we are resource rich rather than resource poor. Imagine you’re a […]
Being Understood
“Nobody understands me.” – You If you find yourself wondering why nobody understands you on a regular basis, perhaps it’s not a problem of being understood at all. Perhaps you’re simply not communicating. Click to tweet this post.
Moving
Change helps us grow. It’s uncomfortable, uncertain, and transformative. We all have stories of moving as a child or going away for college or traveling abroad for the first time. Inevitably those times are scary on the front end, and when we make it out alive, they are the most important and powerful times of […]