, they can be certain I've gone to lengths to get to the answer myself. And they can also be sure when I'm taking their time thatÂ I've come thoroughly prepared and am 110% engaged in the conversation.
Diversity is an advantage.
Our products are better, our messaging is clearer, and our sales are higher when we build a team that is more diverse.
Think fast, move faster.
Ideas come and go, execution lasts. The longer a feature stays on the roadmap the longer it will stay there into the future. That's just an unfortunate fact of development. Momentum is the driver of progress. Without momentum we are slow and soulless. Nothing kills momentum like thinking quick but moving slow.
I have broad interests but love to go deep.
My core competencies are in engineering, product development, and getting deep into the inner workings of an industry. However, I'm happy to play across design, marketing, biz dev, human resources, talent dev, etc. Let me know how IÂ can help. :)Â That said, make sure when you come with an inquiry you've done your own homework and aren't trying to offload the work. I'll ask some simple questions and if it's clear you haven't even tried to explore the groundwork I'll send you on your way. Let's respect each other's time.
I love a change of scenery and am constantly moving, both mentally and physically. Need to schedule an hour meeting to align priorities?Â Let's go for a scenic walk with pen and notebook. Want to ideate?Â Let's switch it up and go to a different floor of your office. Keep it moving. Keep it fresh. It's no surprise that new scenery creates new ideas. It shouldn't surprise you that neuroscience and psychology play a role in architecture. Same principles apply here for creativity.
There's nothing uninteresting about passion.
I'm quick to get bored of dispassionate conversations. If neither of us are particularly interested in the topic, I'm quick to run for the nearest exit. However, if you're super passionate I'm all ears and stoked to have the conversation. Even if I'm not generally interested or informed on the topic, I will absolutely love to have the conversation and learn more about your ideas if it's what makes you tick. These sorts of convos are almost always worth engaging in, no matter how out of my depth I may be. Please share you interests; I'm all ears.
Creativity is what makes you unique.
Your skills do not make you unique. For every programmer there's 1,000 other waiting outside. For every marketer there's another one waiting to take your spot. Creativity is what makes you unique and determines your value. However this best manifests for you, let it happen. Write that book, play that guitar, sing that song. Be creative. And if you can't express your creativity in your work, you might be in the wrong profession.
No one is so busy that they have to be late or have to cancel on you.Â Identify your priorities and execute on them. Don't let anyone try to tell you your priorities. Your time is your most valued asset. Identify your priorities and go after them aggressively. But also be kind and let those you don't prioritize down gracefully and honestly; don't lead others on. And don't be afraid to answer honestly when it's not the right fit. People appreciate honesty when delivered with humility.
Don't waste someone else's time. If I'm late it's because something went wrong, Zoom isn't working, or IÂ got pulled over. Maybe it's because of a military father, but this rings true with me:Â "Early is on time, on time is late."Â If you're going to be late, communicate.
Build and operate on the bleeding edge, hang out at the fringe.
The bleeding edge is where new advances in underlying technology enables new applications and value. The bleeding edge is new enough to possess massive risk for the unprepared but mature enough to have building blocks needed to create tangible value.
The fringe is where things get a little spicier. The fringe is where wild ideas are born out of passion or necessity, and world-changing ideas are discussed. Bleeding edge ideas are born from the fringe. Examples of the fringe:Â 90s cypherpunks and 2009 Bitcoin, early-90s internet, and hip-hop in the 70s.
It's not enough to spot a trend. Dig in to your findings and curate meaningful conversations around the topic. Find the experts and get their view while crafting your own. Be able to filter signal from noise, and understand when an expert's advice is meaningful or a product of "we've done it this way for 3 decades, why change?"Â When you hear that phrase, consider whether there's a real opportunity for disruption. You'll find it's sometimes a product of an arbitrary decision or outdated regulation - think gas vs electric cars, industrial automation vs line interventions, etc.
Foster magical moments.
Everyone's got something. Not everyone is born to be passionate 24/7 and be bouncing off the walls with energy. Don't write people off too quickly before giving them a chance to let you know what really makes them tick. Find that passion and spend as much time learning that passion from them as it takes. They'll have a blast sharing their passion, and you'll get to learn from an expert and share in what makes them tick. Win, win.
Business outcomes are like compounding interest.
If you spend a focused hour every day learning a language, practicing an instrument, or practicing whatever else you want to practice, you'll achieve amazing results in just a few weeks or months. Now imagine instead of 1 hour you spent 4 focused hours. How about 6?Â 8? 12? That's the power of startups, a small group of passionate builders committing each day to focus their attention on building the future. And in cases where it's a fit, outcomes look a lot like compounding interest.
Prefer a monopoly, but love competition.
I would prefer to operate without threat of competition. But when competition arrives we cherish the opportunity to compete.
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Urine tests provide your doctor or midwife with important information about diseases or conditions that could potentially affect you or your growing baby.
A doctor can determine your particular type of incontinence (or sometimes more than one type), check to see which conditions or medications might be causing the problem, and, most important, help you find a way to regain control.in the 90’s. The velocity of money is shrinking toward zero, because banks are unwilling to lend and people are unwilling to spend, all due to fear and uncertainty. Even when given billions of dollars, banks have chosen to hold most of it in reserve against an unknown future where things could get even worse. Money is not circulating. The victim barely has a pulse and some people are afraid he’s going to jump up and hurt himself.
and his Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon did back in the 30’s, which was to tighten credit and balance the budget, resulting in higher interest rates, deflation, and the Great Depression. Right now we are on track to equal or exceed the human misery of the thirty’s.  We must do everything we can to avoid the mistakes that exacerbated that suffering.
Already we are seeing unemployment. approaching 10 percent, and showing no signs of stopping. Everytime a company reports a loss, they placate the hounds of Wall Street by laying off thousands of workers. Those workers have to cut spending, leading to more losses and more layoffs. This downward spiral can only be interrupted by financial intervention, both monetarily and fiscally by the Fed and Congress, respectively. When the private sector fails, the public sector must assume responsibilty to alleviate the problem.
or other third world countries where inflation has spiraled out of control in the midst of wanton poverty, but developed countries must balance the books by selling debt. Every dollar our government spends over the revenue it takes in must be financed by the issuance of treasury bills and bonds. This is not funny money. In fact, our debt is in such demand that short term treasury notes were yielding 0% at the height of the crisis. This means that people were willing to lend Uncle Sam money at zero interest just to be sure it was there when they needed it – the 21st Century version of money in the mattress.
Today’s concern is not inflation, but its more deadly twin, deflation. Once that spiral takes hold, we all go down the drain. Controlling inflation is tomorrow’s problem. As the economists view it, inflation can be readily controlled by reining in the horses – increasing interest rates, decreasing money supply, tightening the budget – before they run away. Right now, the horses don’t want to run. The stimulus – like a whip to their backsides, and loosened reins in the form of lowered interest rates has been supplemented by dangling the carrot of money in front of them. If they don’t run now, Heaven help us all.
Yes! The over-scheduling is a humongous problem, especially around recruitment week. The week before recruitment (Work Week, a.k.a Hell Week) is a 9-5 commitment. Then recruitment week comes along. 8am-5pm in class, 5pm-9pm doing recruitment events, 9pm-3am doing membership selection. Need time to eat and study? Sorry! Have fun recovering from those Fs you start out with at the beginning of the semester!

I do also agree with you on the best part. There is an unconditional love you get nowhere else besides your biological family. It's amazing