I remember doing reference calls on the very first executive I tried to hire at Backupify. I was 31 years old, a first time CEO, and had never hired a senior executive before. I had a candidate, and I mined LinkedIn for 3 people that had worked with him before to do reference checks. The […]
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What Horses, Watches, And Bookstores Can Teach Us About Why Automation Won’t Kill Jobs
A few months ago I spoke on a panel, and I was asked a question that I am always asked about AI and automation – will it kill jobs? And if so, what do we do? The answer I gave surprised many people who said they had never heard an answer like this before so […]
The Half Court Ventures Story: What I’ve Learned From 4 Years of Angel Investing
Backupify was acquired in December of 2014. In June of 2015 I made my first angel investment. Along the way, I started a fund with my friend Todd Earwood, and learned a lot about investing. This post chronicles that path. Deciding To Angel Invest The first thing I did post exit was talk to lots […]
Welcome To Coconut Headsets
I’ve been blogging since 2003, when I wrote the Businesspundit blog, which I sold in 2008. Then I moved to coconutheadsets.com, but in 2014 moved to Medium, feeling like it provided better distribution for my thoughts. I don’t really like it anymore so I’m moving back here as my primary source of writings. I’m also […]