Going forward, I will generally write alternating articles that cover the inner and outer worlds of being a startup founder. First Be, Then Do It is my goal to help build what I’m calling “common ground” for a better world. This first requires getting the “being” aspects of a human being right, and then taking…
The World I Want to Build: Dinner With Warren Buffett, An Ovarian Lottery, and COVID-19
The Ovarian Lottery Years ago, I was fortunate enough to have dinner with Warren Buffett. I vividly remember his observation that everyone at the table had “won the ovarian lottery.” In other words, each of us had been blessed by fortune simply by the circumstances of our birth. We took for granted our access to…
Inside & Out: A Framework for Startup Recruiting, Sales, and Fundraising
I recently spoke on a panel to help tech professionals find jobs in the era of COVID-19. I realized that the system can be extended to fit a wide range of startup use cases – from recruiting at scale, growing sales, fundraising – or any activity that involves optimizing a network of contacts. It involves…