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8 books that fundamentally changed me as a person
I read a lot of books. One year (2018) I read 52, in fact. I think my natural cadence is more like 3/month, with an even split between physical books, Kindle, and Audible. I read all sorts of books. Mostly non-fiction, but I throw in the occasional fiction book here and there (I’m a newcomer…
Read MoreYour backup plan is the reason you’re going to fail
I’ve been an entrepreneur for over 20 years. I decided to start my first company in my dorm room with my college roommate, and have never looked back. Toward the end of our first year of business (our company was called NBN Designs at that point, and we built websites) we found ourselves in New…
Read MoreThat time I made a decision and half my company immediately hated me
“Uh, yeah, I think you’re right,” my colleague said. “Seems like an entire section of this company pretty much hates you right now.” I had sensed something recently, some kind of negative energy toward me in the office. And I had asked one of the leaders in my company (Spunlogic) what the deal was. He…
Read MoreAre you ambitious? I guess I am, right? Maybe?
I think of myself as ambitious. Most of the time. But then, there’s times when I question that. For instance, when I talk about how I spend my time, I break it down against three buckets: Family, Dragon Army, and Doing Good. And I usually make an example by saying, “I rarely, if ever, go to business…
Read MoreWhat I said in my interview for Most Admired CEO that won me the award
In 2017 I won the Most Admired CEO award as presented by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. It was not something that was on my radar at the time, nor anything I’d ever submit to win on my own (what kind of admired CEO is one that submits himself for such an award? “Yes I think I should…
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