By Porter Braswell November 24, 2022 When I was raising capital for Jopwell, my first startup, I remember going in to meet with a notable investor at a very well-known firm. I was nervous—so was my cofounder Ryan Williams. And when we walked into the board room our stomachs dropped again. We immediately noticed … Continue reading The hidden power of being “the only” in the room
Google Employee Who Protested A Contract With Israel Resigns by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 30, 2022 Ariel Koren — a product marketing manager for Google for Education who has worked for the Alphabet company for seven years — wrote a memo to colleagues announcing her plan to leave Google at the end of the week. Ariel, … Continue reading Google Employee Who Protested A Contract With Israel Resigns After Being Forced To Relocate
By Peter Krapp July 27, 2022 The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets and in hotels, restaurants, malls and offices. They’re also used to screen passengers for the Transportation Security Administration. And then there are smart doorbells and other home security cameras. Most Americans are aware … Continue reading Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
By Kathryn Finney June 08, 2022 How do you find “good” people? First, be a good leader. In order to build and lead a great team, you have to be the kind of person that people want to build with. What does that look like? It looks like centering your humanity (yep, those … Continue reading Being a good leader means nothing without investing in yourself. Here’s how
Brands that put purpose at the heart of what they do can future-proof themselves in an ever-shifting marketplace. Here’s a framework for becoming purpose-driven. Kim Davis on June 10, 2022 Diane Primo, CEO of Purpose Brand. “For us, it’s about working on things that are focused on making money – that’s really important – … Continue reading Why being purpose-driven goes hand-in-hand with being profit-driven and resilient
By Brian Honigman April 26, 2022 “Have you been physically or emotionally injured by Duolingo?” asked the attorney, who promised to get victims millions in compensation. It wasn’t a real TV ad from a scummy lawyer, but an April Fool’s prank released earlier this month by Duolingo, the popular education app known … Continue reading How Duolingo built a successful $250 million brand by being kind of a jerk
By Aytekin Tank March 30, 2022 Last year I read something that blew my mind. “An organization is five times more likely to be considered innovative if it is also considered kind,” wrote Fast Company contributor Mahfuz Ahmed. It blew my mind not because it surprised me—but because I was impressed to read actual … Continue reading Why being a ‘nice boss’ isn’t enough
By Arthur C. Brooks February 15, 2022 I had a poignant conversation with an accomplished woman in finance, about my age, while doing research for my book. She is tremendously successful on Wall Street—she’s made a fortune and is highly respected. Like me, she had put in decades into her career and progressed to … Continue reading This is the downside of being a high-achiever at work
By Shawn Casemore February 09, 2022 Being intentional is something many leaders struggle with today. It’s not that they don’t want to be intentional, but the priorities, obstacles, and distractions keep piling up. While speaking with a CEO the other day, she shared that her goal this year was to be more intentional … Continue reading 3 steps toward being a more intentional leader
Mike Parry January 19, 2022 Websites are displayed in web browsers. Browsers, for the most part, agree on how things should work. There’s a high degree of standardisation. Emails are displayed in email clients. They do whatever the hell they want. As email developers we need to contend with patchy support for modern web technologies … Continue reading Cut and Waste: Are Your Marketing Emails Being Clipped?
