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Book Review: Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland
I first came in contact with Scrum when I was working at Google and since then, I’ve been applying it to the startups I co-founded with good outcomes. Since I was searching for a job, I kept seeing “Scrum Master” come up over and over and I thought it was about time that I learned…
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Book Review: Build the Fort: Why 5 Simple Lessons You Learned as a 10 year-old Can Set You Up for Startup Success by Chris Heivly
This is a short and sweet book that compares the act of starting a company, a startup, with that of building a fort. It’s a very enjoyable read with the childhood stories of building a fort and it reminded me of those days in which it seemed easier to find a co-founder. I’m not sure…
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The $10 weekend (or why selling to techies is sometimes so hard)
The first version of Dashman didn’t have a centralized configuration system to control a lot of displays at once. It was a one time fee software to run in one computer. Its price was $10. I started networking, going to events, trying to find customers. I’m a techie, but I cleaned up, trimmed my beard,…
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Book Review: Small Giants by Bo Burlingham
I’m glad I read the 10th Anniversary Edition of the book because I think the extra chapters or modifications make for a much different book. Throughout the book, as he was describing what the small giants do to be giants, without disparaging what they do, I was thinking: “that only works if your profit margins…
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Book Review: Product Demos That Sell: How to Deliver Winning SaaS Demos by Steli Efti
I’m new to demoing so I don’t have a lot of references to judge this book and its contents. Everything that I read makes sense. If we are going to judge by authority, Steli Efti, has the track record to write this sort of book. I think it’s interesting how much it covers around the…
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Book Review: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
This book is a sort of different explanation of the concepts of Stoicism. The book claimed the original works by Seneca and others are very accessible but I found The Obstacle is the Way way easier to digest. This books claims obstacles are a good thing and tries to prove it with many examples of…
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Book Review: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
I think I had my expectations wrong for this book. I was expecting it to focus on business and professional growth when most of its focus is on relationships and families. And when it addresses the professional life, it’s from the point of view of a manager/leader of a big company. It has some interesting…
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Book Review: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight
I always saw Nike as this faceless, soulless multinational corporation. I never thought it’s origin was not dissimilar to Apple’s: they were rebels. They fought tooth and nail against incredibly bad odds and prevailed. This book eradicated my dislike for this company. ★★★☆☆ Buy Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE in USA…
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Book Review: Profit First: A Simple System To Transform Any Business From A Cash-Eating Monster To A Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
Definitely interesting and a recommended read for any small business owner. I listened to the audio-book and it was compelling enough that I bought the hard-cover to give it a second read and look at the charts and tables. Profit first is essentially taking the profit out of revenue before your company eats it away.…
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Screensaver Ninja might be coming back
Since discontinuing Screensaver Ninja, I have received many messages asking when it is coming back: over Twitter, Facebook, email, and even one person tracking me down on Reddit.. For those of you who don’t know what Screensaver Ninja is, here is the old explainer video: It has been very painful to read these messages for…