The Signal That Made Me Pivot TeamScore Into WorkSights AI
Why I pivoted TeamScore into WorkSights AI - a founder’s lesson about product-market fit, revealed preference, and discovering the real opportunity.
Building with AI: Everything Except the Code
How I’m using AI to design, plan, analyze, and build a tech company - and why the most exciting things aren't happening in engineering.
75 Books in 12 Months
Today is Election Day in the US, and after the “shoot-self-in-the-other-foot” results came out this time last year, I decided the news - which for me was mostly podcasts - didn’t deserve my attention anymore. I’ve always been a news junkie - from being an early user of
The Corrosive Spiral of Poor Performance
In remote teams, poor performance isn’t just bad — it’s contagious. One disengaged person can corrode trust, effort, and culture faster than you think. Here’s what I learned the hard way about stopping the spiral before it spreads.
Fifteen Years of Paying It Forward
Every few months, I’m reminded just how special Startmate is - and Demo Day for the Winter 2025 cohort today is another one of those moments. It’s a celebration not just of another set of ambitious founders, but of the community that has quietly shaped the startup landscape
Chapter 4: Building Ascendius in Public with AI
After two decades building and running technology companies, I wanted to approach Chapter 4 differently - not by forgetting what I’ve learned, but by questioning everything I thought I knew, because I believe with AI, the rules have changed. That’s what Ascendius is about - and this post
The Analytics Trap
Analytics sounds smart and data-driven. But for most people, it’s just homework they’ll never do. Here’s why analytics is a trap for founders who build it - and for the leaders who buy it.
Fixing the Machine: The False Trade-Off Between Health and Success
It took me twenty-five years to realize that sacrificing health for business isn’t ambition - it’s a lose-lose deal.
Kicking off Chapter 4
When I sold Accelo a year and a half ago, I promised myself something I’d never really given before: a break. Truth is, I wasn’t great at it. My family will tell you I failed miserably at "learning how to sit still." But spending more time
The End of Chapter 3: Expert Mode
Earlier this month we sold Accelo, a company I co-founded 15 years ago, and last Friday was my last day at the company. With this transition, I wanted to share a few reflections on a massive journey, appreciation for the work of our amazing team and thanks for support of
Deeply rooted in this Nation's (dark) history and tradition
The decision by the Supreme Court last Friday to overturn Roe vs Wade and eliminate a fundamental right of women in the world's leading democracy for almost 50 years is a shock but not a surprise. * To say that this is a massive deal for the United States
COVID Comparisons
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic there's been plenty of scary headlines, statistics and tragic individual stories. One thing I've rarely seen, though, is a comparative base for understanding the statistics that drive the scary headlines. To help with my own understanding, I've compiled a couple