Why One CEO Calls Himself Chief Coffee Maker, and How It’s Benefitted His Company
Author: Yitzi Weiner
I had the pleasure of interviewing Ajeet Singh, CEO and founder of ThoughtSpot, a company that provides the industry’s leading search and AI-driven analytics platform. Ajeet and I spoke about his role as “chief coffee maker,” and what motivated him to found another company following his success co-founding Nutanix, his first start-up.
“Good startups are like an inverted pyramid...
The Secret To Becoming an Annoyingly Productive Early Morning Person
Author: Nick Wignall
3 reasons why a boring evening routine is essential to a productive morning.
I’ve been accused on several occasions of being “one of those annoyingly productive morning people.” And while there are far more productive morning people out there, I am pretty productive and 90% of it happens in the early morning.
For example, on a typical weekday morning, by...
Building a Truly Successful Personal Brand Takes Vulnerability
Author: Nicolas Cole
When people think of a Personal Brand, do you know what they think of?
They imagine that Instagrammer they follow, a very attractive girl, who posts photos of herself on jaw-dropping beaches beside palettes of exotic, colorful coral. Who finds herself (“Seriously, how did I get here…”) in modern mansions and glass showers in the middle of the amazon.
Whose dinner plates...
Never Stop Asking Why History Matters
Author: US Holocaust Museum
The world has changed momentously in the 25 years since the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum opened its doors. Globalization and the digital revolution are constantly transforming our lives. As we know from history, a rapidly changing world often causes social fragmentation, so perhaps it’s not all that surprising that we’re witnessing an alarming rise in hate,...
An MBA student’s toolkit for the smart machine age
New problem-solving skills are needed as tech advances into areas such as medicine and law
Author: The Financial Times
Do you remember Ello?
In the fall of 2014 headlines praised it as “the Facebook Killer”, apparently it was created as an ad-free alternative to existing social networks. Well guess what, it hasn’t died… their founders never intended it to be a Facebook killer.
It was always...
Thousands of kids were asked to draw their ideal job — with surprising results
Author: World Economic Forum
Gender equality seems to be going back not forwards, as a recent edition of the Global Gender Gap Report starkly brought to our attention. Despite the many initiatives by governments and employers around the world (private, public and third sector) and numerous reports on the issue, we are not making progress.
One area where little research has been done is...
How I accidentally launched a startup while waiting for my visa
Author: Mathias J. Klenk
Ever since I was a child growing up in Germany, I dreamed of living in California’s Silicon Valley — a place driven by innovation and new ideas. Last year I fulfilled this dream, researching for a year at Stanford University and graduating afterwards with my Master’s degree. While at Stanford, I found a full-time position for an uprising tech...
What I tell myself when life is beating me down
Author: Alex Mathers
I’ll be honest with you. I’m 33 years old and still find life hard.
I still feel like a beginner.
I still feel mostly clueless.
I still get scared and dread things.
For the most part, things are hopeful. I’m productive, I’m exercising enough, feeling positive, and I am grateful for what I have.
I can experience moments of brilliance, where I feel like...
How I Got Paid $0 From the Uber Security Bug Bounty
Author: Gregory Perry
So Uber partners with HackerOne to offer a public bug bounty program, advertising a $500 minimum guaranteed payout if a security vulnerability is found within an Uber app or information asset. Fair enough, I’ve led numerous penetration tests over the years in addition to delivering advanced pentest training for corporate clients.
I spent a few days getting some resources lined up...
The Six Minute Guide To Making Things People Will Love
Author: Bram Krommenhoek
The most crucial step to a successful startup, according to the most successful entrepreneurs.
What is the point of starting your startup?
Is it to make money?
Is it to be famous?
Is it to eventually get to a point where you don’t have to work anymore?
The answer to this should be no.
What’s the point of starting your startup, then?
The point is...
If You Have Money, You Can Think Whatever You Want
As the number of Nepali women working abroad grows, many are finding the risks — stigma at home, assault abroad — are worth the rewards.
Author: Abby Seiff
People in Nepal’s Thulopakhar village shudder to hear of a girl going to work abroad. Under their voices, neighbors mutter about sex work, abuse, impropriety. In this village, nestled beneath the Himalayas, some 70 kilometers from the capital city of...
The Most Important Skill in Your Life
Author: Zat Rana
Humans have a tendency to overweight surface-level benefits.
Everybody wants to be more productive. Everybody wants to learn the hard skills that will make them more successful. Everybody wants to know how they can build smarter habits and cultivate better routines.
These skills have a visible reward that’s very apparent once they’re mastered, and as a result, they get a...
The “I’m moving to Canada if they win” Guide to Moving to Canada
Author: Christian Ternus
You’re troubled by a recurring nightmare: a face you’ve repeatedly seen on the news taking the Oath of Office of the President of the United States of America. Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Head of the Executive Branch. Finger on the nuclear button.
Suddenly the Great White North is looking a lot more attractive. You’ve thought about...
Maternity Leave — an American in Canada
Author: Melissa Nightingale
On motherhood as a startup exec, maternity leave as an expat, missing work as a recovering workaholic, and the perils of mama group imposter syndrome.
I’ve been on maternity leave for the past few months. It’s been both incredible and strange to be away from work to get to know the tiny human I made. Incredible because did I...
New Zealand’s tech scene is hotter than yours
Author: Tristan Pollock
Full disclosure: I left my heart in New Zealand while studying at Auckland University of Technology.
New Zealand may be kiwi country (as in the small bird, not the fruit), but the tech scene there reflects a native ancient bird much larger than the humble kiwi — the moa, also a flightless bird like the kiwi, but a 510-pound giant.
The theory...
7 Things That Define You and Your Personal Brand
Author: Nicolas Cole
If you’re looking to build a Personal Brand for yourself, then you need to get one thing straight from the get-go:
Who you are speaks even louder than What you do.
There are a lot of entrepreneurs out there. There are a lot of keynote speakers. There are a lot of marketers, and digital strategists, financial planners, brand executives — and what makes some of...
