Editor’s Note: This is the first essay in a series on what I learned as COO of ConvertKit as we grew from $3M to $30M ARR and 20 to 75 teammates while being bootstrapped and fully remote (before it was cool). ConvertKit is a creator economy software startup on a mission to help creators earn […]
The Alchemy of Carbon Removal: How Charm Industrial Plans to Run Oil Wells in Reverse and Turn Corn Into Steel
By 2050, we need to remove 10 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually in order to keep global temperatures from increasing more than 2ºC — the commonly accepted threshold for when the climate would become unbearably hot and unpredictable for humans in much of the world. In 2022, we removed two […]
Coaching Questions to Help You Make Breakthroughs at Work and in Life
I get a version of this question regularly: “What are the 3-4 coaching questions or exercises most likely to produce breakthroughs?” I get where it comes from. What if you could boil coaching down to powerful questions anyone can ask themselves anytime they’re looking for a breakthrough? Coaching doesn’t work like that. Coaching is a […]
How to Reinvent Yourself: Lessons Learned from My Career Transition and How to Find Your Next Great Thing
In August 2021, I resigned from my role as COO at ConvertKit. I sold most of my stock and set aside funds for a sabbatical of undetermined length. In the 18 months following my departure, I transitioned industries; pursued three six-month career experiments; experienced deep anxiety and depression; and came out the other side, more […]
Advice for My 10-Year-Old Self
A friend asked me to compile advice for my 10-year old self. I came up with 10 things I’d want to tell myself at age 10. If you enjoy them, please feel free to add or subtract as you see fit and share them with anyone you think would benefit. If you’re reading this, you’re […]
Carbon Direct: The $160 Trillion Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
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 building a carbon science dream team to take advantage. That market: carbon dioxide. Carbon Direct’s mission is to “combine science, technology, and capital to deliver quality CO2 management at scale.” […]