The Way To Hire Right
The Truth in Technology Hiring right now is crazy. I’m not talking about people who don’t want to work, or anything like that. I’m talking about the fact, in technology, that it’s crazy to try to find talented folks right…
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Did You Hear the LearnDash News?
The other day I wrote about the changing dynamics in the online learning and LMS space. I’ve been watching and working in that space since 1995, when we called it Computer Based Training (CBT). The Good Old Days Back then,…
Keep Learning, Keep Trying
The Age of Punch Cards When I was a kid I would go with my dad to his work at night sometimes. The room – something like 1500 square feet – was filled with cabinets that were computers. We’re talking…
Day 249 of Daily Blogging
Can You Believe It’s Day 249? On December 31 of 2020 I decided to start hitting the blue “Publish” button again. It’s not like I hadn’t blogged at all in 2020. But I had written 28 posts in the whole…
There is No Perfect Moment
Can we talk about products, product launches, entering a market and all that? I’m someone who likes to plan. I have spreadsheets. I’m not Tony Perez (the guy who says forget the plan, let’s just do this!). But after years…
Creating Your Own Event
In 2013 I Created CaboPress A few years ago I wrote about the strategy behind my CaboPress conference. And then I reviewed the results of these strategies. Tonight I got home from running the first version of the Skip the…
On Lifetime Licenses
Today I bought a lifetime license to Infinity. If you use Asana, Trello, Notion, or Airtable, then Infinity will likely feel somewhat similar. One of the differences is that I could buy a lifetime license for 15 people for a…
On Perfectionism
I don’t know when it happened. Or rather, I don’t know when things changed. I clearly remember a time when the internal monologue in my head was negative every time I failed. And I clearly recognize that today that voice…
Allyson Felix Sets Two Records at the Tokyo Olympics
“Write Something For Me” My daughter, 15 years old and getting ready to start her senior year in high school, said, “write something for me to read today, dad.” So I thought it would be helpful to tell her, and…
The Mistake Too Many Plugin Developers Make
Have you ever painted your home? About a year ago we moved into our new home in Houston. The house was great but had three different colors on the walls. The first thing we did was to pick a color…