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The Best of My Self-Experiments
One of my favorite courses in college was a course on self-experiments with behaviorist Allen Neuringer. I realized...
Run Your Race
SpaceX went public on Friday. I personally know a couple of people whose lives will be changed by...
Advice to My 8 Year Old Self
For the last few years, I’ve used my birthday to write down what I’ve learned: 37 lessons at...
What’s In Your Waiting Room?
A couple of years ago I discovered a little Zoom hack – and it gets more unsolicited praise...
Use AI to Discover Your Story
I started Zander Media because I wish I had done more storytelling in my previous businesses. We quickly...
Predictability is gone. What’s left?
Howdy folks – For the past decade, Responsive Conference has explored what happens when the world changes faster...
Surprise and Delight
I missed last weekend’s newsletter because I’ve been working on a new direction for the Snafu newsletter and...
How Not to Join a Cult
I’ve always been fascinated by cults. Cults embody our desire to gather and belong, and a singular leader’s...
How To Move People
Building Community that Drives Business with Joshua Zerkel Joshua Zerkel is a community strategist, former Evernote ambassador turned...
What I Learned About Product-Market Fit Running the Snafu Conference
Last summer, I decided to level up my learning on Snafu-adjacent topics by curating a conference. I’ve never...
Highlights from the Snafu Conference
In early March, 100 founders, entrepreneurs, and executives gathered at the Oakland Museum of California for a day...
You’re Not Doing It Wrong
Every so often I sit down with a fellow entrepreneur – somebody a bit ahead or behind me...