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26 Aug, 2015
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Goodbye Percolate, Hello Etsy
26 Aug
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Goodbye Percolate, Hello Etsy →

I joined Percolate in March of 2014 as the 100th employee at the company (today: 250+). Back then, we were
04 Aug, 2015
product management
04 Aug
product management

Until You Ship, Communication Is the Deliverable →

Lessons from a book on "alpha product managers" on the paramount importance of communication
01 Aug, 2015
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01 Aug
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The Extraordinary Power of Self-Reflection →

I recently stumbled across an old document on my laptop. It was a PDF with journal entries from several years
31 Jul, 2015
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Why Being Real Matters
31 Jul
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Why Being Real Matters →

> Lying is a requisite and daily part of being a founder, the grease that keeps the startup flywheel running.
28 Jul, 2015
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28 Jul
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The Little Book of Talent →

Five years ago, I stood in a bookstore for about an hour and read half of a wonderful book called
15 Jun, 2015
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29
15 Jun
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29 →

I turned 29 last month. No contest or giveaway. This year we’ll keep it simple. Three simple lessons I’
28 Feb, 2015
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28 Feb
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The Success Equation, Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing. →

These reading notes began life as an “Ignite-style” 5 minute presentation with slides automatically progressing every 15 seconds — which
05 Jan, 2015
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05 Jan
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8 Thoughts from a Techie on SF vs NYC →

We take a quick break from the #WkofBks to bring something a little different for the Your Turn Challenge (Day
24 Nov, 2014
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24 Nov
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups or How to Build the Future →

In spring of 2012, Peter Thiel, cofounder of Paypal and Palantir and early investor in Facebook, taught a course at
16 Nov, 2014
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Three Days with MaGIC
16 Nov
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Three Days with MaGIC →

Inspired by Silicon Valley, many cities and nations around the world are trying to build startup and technology hubs – to
28 Sep, 2014
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28 Sep
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How Google Works →

Today, I’m sharing thoughts from the book How Google Works [https://web.archive.org/web/20160525213329/http://www.amazon.
24 Sep, 2014
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How to Make Sense of Any Mess
24 Sep
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How to Make Sense of Any Mess →

Reading Notes on Abby Covert's How to Make Sense of Any Mess [https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-
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