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Ship 30 for 30 Review (2023)
My review of the 5-week, cohort-based writing course Ship 30 for 30, which I participated in four times.
VC Pitch Tips for the Lazy
Growing the Startup Ecosystem in Your City
Every city would love to have a thriving tech ecosystem. But how do you build one? Where do you start? Here are some of my ideas.
What is Cognitive Bias?
Cognitive biases affect us all, every day. They change how we think and how we make decisions, yet most people don’t know they exist. Learn what they are and why they’re important for clear thinking.
Remote Work is Here to Stay
Why remote work will outlast the pandemic—examining the permanent shifts in how we work, the benefits companies have discovered, and what this means for the future.
Find Solutions, Not Problems
Pointing out problems is easy. But we all have a choice to make: do we want to be critics, or optimists?
Valuing Time
We are terrible at managing our time. Here are two techniques I've found useful for helping understand the value of time.
What This Blog Is About
This blog is about living a better life. It took me almost 5 years of writing to come to that conclusion. This post describes why.
10 Things I've Learned About Remote Work
Ten hard-won lessons about remote work from years of experience—covering communication, productivity, work-life boundaries, and building meaningful connections with distributed teams.
The Complete Guide to Annual Reviews
There are three steps to a great annual review: reflect, brainstorm, and plan. This article outlines my process and includes a template with 50+ prompts for things to review.
Advice for Those Graduating College
I've learned far more in the years since I've graduated than I did while at school. Here's my advice for those finishing university or college.
What Makes a Great Product Manager?
What makes a great product manager? This list of attributes is extensive, but all are important to being a great PM.
Why Your Project Needs a Concept
Concepts, like a concept car, are important for communicating your vision of the future with customers and employees alike. They're also valuable tools for clarifying assumptions and details, and should not be overlooked.
My Favourite Media - What I Watch, Listen To, and Read
This article outlines my general principles for consuming media, as well as my favorite TV shows, films, authors, books and blogs.
How to Take Book Notes
This post tells you how to take book notes in an easy process designed to extract the most important information from the books you read, letting you search it, retain it, and use it in the future. Includes screenshots from Kindle and iBook reading applications to make the process clear.
Tesla Electric Adventure
'Electric Adventure' is our new film about our day exploring the South Shore of Nova Scotia in a Tesla Model S 90D electric car.
The Math Behind Cutting Meat & Dairy
Cutting meat and dairy can have a huge impact on the environment. This article compares the impact tangibles like driving, flying and light bulbs to show just how much.
36 Hours in Chicago (Video)
Video highlights, restaurant recommendations, and a detailed itinerary from our whirlwind 36-hour trip exploring Chicago—including must-see spots and hidden gems.
How I Do My End-of-Year Review
Whether you set New Year’s resolutions or not, you should do an end-of-year review. Here’s how I structure mine, which can serve as a starting point for your own review.
How to Study in College
Learn about preparation and strategies for studying efficiently and succeeding in university/college.
How to Take Notes in College
Learn how to take effective notes in college/university, with tips on what parts of the lecture to pay attention to, specific products, and the system I used to keep track of tasks.
My Favourite Photo & Video Products
All of my favourite photo and video products in one post, with details about each one, and how I use them.
Techstars NYC Week 6 - Persistence & Early Customers
If Week 5 was the hangover, Week 6 was the reboot. Most companies started to really hit their stride, and see the results of all the hard work in the first half of the program.
Making the Most of College
This fall, my two brothers are both applying to college (used interchangeably with university throughout). Both are in different situations, and separated by three years; they’re likely going to have very different experiences. But the fact that both are going to be heading off to university for at least the next four years prompted me to reflect on my time at university, and what I’d do differently if I had to do it again.
Techstars Boston Week 9 - Product
After dipping briefly following Mentor Madness (at least in feel), the pace here has started to noticeably increase again. That mostly means founders and teams have less time for distractions, and are putting in even longer hours than usual. New product is being shipped, and more time is being dedicated to fundraising and sales, in preparation for Demo Day. As such, the focus this week was mostly on product development, and putting more pressure on growth.
The Growth Process (for Startups)
Expanding upon the growth framework I introduced in the last post, I describe in detail how I think about growth, and the steps I go through when working on growth experiments.
Techstars NYC Week 7 - Elevator Pitches
Week 7 kicked off the final stretch of the program, during which we would normally be preparing for Demo Day. There have been a few posts written recently (Ty Danco, Ross Baird) about why we should be changing Demo Days, and Techstars NYC has been experimenting with a different format.
What is Growth? (And What Does a 'Growth Specialist' Do?)
What is growth? And what does a Growth Specialist do? When I tell people about my work, these are the questions that immediately follow. This post gives an overview of the answers to these questions.
My Favourite Fitness Products
A list and details of all my favourite fitness products that I use to stay in shape and healthy while on the road and at home.
Awair 2nd Edition Home Air Quality Monitor Review
A review of the Awair 2nd Edition air quality monitor. I got one because I wanted more information on my environment and to improve my sleep. Turns out, it’s useful for more than that.
My Favourite Style Companies & Products
My go-to apparel and style brands for quality, durability, and timeless design—including the specific products I wear most and why they've earned a permanent spot in my wardrobe.
Techstars Boston Week 8 - Enterprise
For whatever reason, this week the workshops focused largely on enterprise-oriented companies, and the Founder Stories happened to come from two people involved with an enterprise-focused company. From a general standpoint, this week has been about growth. Companies are spending a lot of time working out their strategy for the next 6-12 months, and which direction they will head after Techstars.
Techstars NYC Week 1 - Preparation
My plan was/is to write a post every week during my time here in Techstars NYC – we’re currently starting Week 6, but I plan to catch up.
Startup Failure - Why I Left My Startup
The difficult decision to leave the startup I founded through Founder Institute Montreal—lessons learned about co-founder dynamics, market timing, and knowing when to walk away.
Writing and Stuff
The first post on my blog! This explains a bit about what I'd like to accomplish in my writing here.
FightCamp (Home Boxing Workouts) Review
Learn about FightCamp, the “Peloton of boxing” and their home boxing workouts. This review covers the equipment, the app, and the overall system as a method of staying fit, including video of me attempting to box.
How to Read a Book
Learning and applying knowledge from books doesn’t happen automatically. This article outlines how to make the most of the books you read.
Techstars NYC Week 8 - Investor Pitches
The alternate format to Demo Day continued this week, and in preparation for Investor Preview in Week 9, we were preparing to record investor pitches. I was reminded how difficult and time-consuming it is to prepare a great company pitch, and how difficult it is to pitch in front of a camera.