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On Cold Emails

There’s been plenty written about cold email strategies, so we’ll keep this one short. Below are three tweets that pretty much captures the best practice on cold emailing anyone. A few things to note before you start cold emailing people: It’s completely okay if you don’t hear back. Don’t take anything personally. Be intentional. Have…

On Failure

Success, in a vacuum, is the worst teacher. Real success is a result of trying something again and again and again, and then finally, making it work. Because success requires a feedback loop, it makes sense to then reflect on the opposite of success: failure.  In school, we’re taught to avoid mistakes and mourn at…

Fuel Check. Pause and Reflect.

2020 will be a long chapter in the history books. There’s a global pandemic that activated quarantine measures for 4B+ people around the world, 41M+ are unemployed in the US and there’s civil unrest… and it’s just the beginning of June.  As companies, organizations, teams and individuals juggle macro events with their own personal and…

Guide To Having Virtual 1:1s

Work From Anywhere (WFA) will become ubiquitous across organizations that have flexibility for remote work. We’re already seeing this happen with Twitter, Shopify and many others. Leaders across various companies will have to adapt to a new management style; one that focuses away from in-person meetings and whiteboard sessions to virtual discussions. Managers will have individual contributors (ICs)…

How To Avoid Burnout While WFH

In physics, we learned that energy can’t be created or destroyed. It can only be transferred from one form to another. More formally, this is known as the first law of thermodynamics. This topic is particularly relevant in the midst of COVID-19 as people are adjusting to working from home (WFH). I’ve historically been very…

Two Types of Businesses

There are two types of businesses: 1) cost driven and 2) value driven. But almost all businesses crave both. A customer doesn’t walk into a Whole Foods expecting to save a lot of money; they’re value-driven. They walk-in with a desire to have a premium grocery shopping experience and to shop for the highest quality…

A Simple Career Framework

In the midst of COVID-19, many people are searching for what they want to pursue next. As you’re reflecting, I’d encourage a simple model; one that focuses not just on you, but also the organization that you’re applying to. This framework is a 360 degree view of how you can approach your next opportunity. It’s…