The effects of products scale, especially products we use daily or weekly. Peter Drucker is credited with one of the most important quotes in business and product development: “What’s measured improves.” Mr. Drucker is unquestionably correct—I’ve see...

or, why distribution doesn’t matter anymore. There’s a popular idea buzzing around the world of SaaS entrepreneurs: kickstart your product by building a landing page first and seeing if people sign up for the launch. I’ll be honest with you, I fell f...

I want to share with you a simple, yet profound mantra: There is no should For me, this mantra encourages a sense of flow. Here’s why: Consider the pressures creative people often face when building something new. You may hear that you should focus o...

By now we all know failure is a part of success. “Fail more” and “fail better” are common mantras among silicon valley types. I remember when I first learned about this trend, I thought it was kind of funny – I had been ‘failing’ all this time. If ot...

One of the most common pitfalls of product development is too many ideas. Some investors are dead set on how it will look. Some builders fall in love with a product philosophy. Some want to build exactly what the customer is asking for. And still oth...

In our interactions, we’re not always equals. Parents aren’t equal to their children, company owners aren’t equal to their employees, and students are not equal to their teachers. There is nothing wrong with these relationships despite unequal author...

It’s a bold statement, silly almost. Anything is possible. Some may even think I am a pie-in-the-sky idealist. I am. Anything is possible because we don’t understand how things are possible. We don’t know for sure why or how we exist. We don’t even k...

Leo Tolstoy wrote a short book called What is Art? defining art as a cultural form of communication. He believed that communication only worked with it’s appropriate audience. Only Italians can judge Italian opera. Only contemporary PBS viewers can j...

Leo Tolstoy wrote a short book called What is Art? defining art as a cultural form of communication. He believed that communication only worked with it’s appropriate audience. Only Italians can judge Italian opera. Only contemporary PBS viewers can j...