What Are the Trade-Offs that Make Trump Ok?
A question was recently posed looking to understand the actual trade-offs people were making that allowed them to vote Trump. Let me caveat by saying how crazy a time we live in where people are afraid to share their opinions because of the threat of being cancelled or losing friends and followers. What a dangerous…
Read MoreThanks FaceBook, Bye
In 2007 I joined FaceBook, in 2020 I am leaving Facebook. It’s been a fun run, but the time has come to say goodbye. Why leave Facebook? My reasoning is simple, I fail to see the value. It’s not enriching my life, in many ways it is degrading it. This feeling has only been amplified…
Read MoreUnleashing the Power of Authoritative DNS
It was an exceptionally long week, and you managed to get to bed around midnight. You’re a system admin, and at the core of your job is to keep the systems running. Tonight you are on call, if something goes wrong you’re the first to know and are responsible for responding. You are specifically responsible…
Read MoreContent Filtering with CleanBrowsing
Content filtering is one of the most under utilized tools in creating safe browsing experiences. A few years back, while on one of our many walks around the office, Daniel and I found ourselves in a rabbit hole discussing our home networks. Our oldest kids were barely 9 and 10, and our youngest were somewhere…
Read MoreThe Selling Process
What does the selling process consist of? This seems to be one of the most common questions I get when I talk to other Founders. This article is designed for them, and shares insights I’ve collected over the years. The selling process is comprised of five distinct phases – Courting, Terms, Due Diligence, Signing, and…
Read MoreNegotiations are a Game of Chess, Not Checkers
Negotiating a deal for your company is one of the most nerve wrecking processes you will go through in your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re raising capital, exiting, or buying a company, the stresses are similar across each event. Tony, you are playing checkers in a chess game. One of the most profound insights I ever…
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