I forgot why I liked blogging, so I am trying hard to remember. For a very long time, I intertwined it with my career and now that it’s disentangled, I realize it can become a much purer versio...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2023/02/01/writing-for-its-own-sake/
Do you believe the past was simpler, or more complex, than the world is now? Is it more difficult to make decisions in? Is it fundamentally easier, or harder? Is tomorrow going to be better, or w...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2023/01/19/some-thoughts-from-the-future-past/
I’ve been asking a ton of interviewees this recently. I think it’s very important. You only learn your sweet spot by finding it and being in it – or, if you’re close, by listening to your...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2021/11/05/do-you-know-your-sweet-spot/
You know who you are. If you think back, you have always been avoiding the marshmallow. You eat it occasionally – but rarely. You likely live like a monk or abbess. You have some serious auster...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2020/08/03/to-those-of-you-that-dont-eat-marshmallows/
Some things will change here shortly. No expectations as to what. Comments will likely go off. The internet has changed and there are too many places for comments – too few for just pure writin...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2020/07/28/what-happened-after-the-credits/
It’s very easy to become obsessed with the supposed glamour of running a company instead of actually doing the work – the unglamorous, tedious, hair-pulling fucking work. Over the past few da...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2014/09/04/the-myth-the-reality/
(Also on Medium here.) Basic thesis: Everyone’s mind is crowded. Your idea needs space in the brain to survive. The right name enables this, and more. Here’s how to find a great nam...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2013/11/17/how-to-name-your-company/
Edit: I seem to have pretty good at predicting things accurately here. I may end up updating the post. Stay tuned. Here are a few ideas about what the future could look like. I wouldn’t conside...
https://www.inoveryourhead.net/2013/11/06/9-ideas-about-the-future/
I came across this paper the other week via Chris Dixon’s Twitter account describing a possible phenomenon: Peak Advertising. Who knows if it’ll end up being true or not. But it ...
It’s pretty much undisputed at this point there is a connection between successful venture capitalists & entrepreneurs, and listening to hip-hop music. This is totally unscientific, of cou...