While running Netek, my affective computing startup, I hired some college students as summer interns. After just one week, I handed each of them a sticky note and asked them to write down 3-5 things they thought we should stop doing and explain why.
Archive for: March, 2025
You Get What You Tolerate: The Secret to Building an Intentional Culture
Culture isn’t something entrepreneurs typically think about when starting a business. They’re focused on products, services, markets, and profits—but rarely on the intangible force that shapes their organization’s future.
Unlock Innovation: Are You Asking the Right Questions?
It all starts with a provocative question! Are you aiming to spark breakthrough innovation within your organization? Often, the most impactful innovations don’t stem from having all the answers but rather from asking the right questions. Asking better, more insightful questions can lead your team down paths you’ve never explored, opening doors to unprecedented creativity and groundbreaking solutions.
Think Bigger, Go Further: How to Become a Beyonder
Ever look at something and think, why do we even do it this way? If so, you might already have the mindset of a Beyonder—someone who doesn’t just accept the way things are but constantly looks for a better, bolder way forward.
I Might Be Wrong
Having conviction is a superpower. But you know what’s also a superpower? Intellectual humility: knowing you might be wrong.