Entrepreneurship

Dealing with Online Reviews

I estimate that I’ve written north of 800 reviews. Books, vacation spots, restaurants–I just like writing. I like forcing myself to think critically about the things I purchase and experience. I’ve also been involved with businesses and products that have

Letting Someone Handle the Business Side

It was early in my undergraduate studies when I was first approached by someone with a startup idea. I didn’t know the would-be founders particularly well, but I quickly realized that they had no technical skills whatsoever. They were going

I became involved with a SaaS startup last August. Stripe was the natural choice of payment processor. It’s been a learning experience. Rather than mindlessly recount the myriad benefits of using Stripe, I want to provide some of my personal

Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy by Jonathan Taplin Rating: ★★★ Date Finished: December 24th, 2017 Reading Time: An afternoon This book wasn’t what I was expecting. I guess that’s what

Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley by Antonio García Martínez Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: December 1st, 2017 Reading Time: Ten days; Audible Liar’s Poker—remember that book? I wonder how it was received in 1989. It’s now

4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss Rating: ★ Date Finished: October 15th, 2017 Reading Time: Three days A seminal propagandist work poisoning the minds of Americans young and old. Though Tim Ferriss dedicates more than a few sentences to his musings

Hello, Startup: A Programmer’s Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams by Yevgeniy Brikman Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: September 13th, 2017 Reading Time: A week What’s special about Hello, Startup is how thoroughly the author is dedicated to his craft.

My review of Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t by James C. Collins. Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: March 16th, 2017 Reading Time: A week I enjoyed reading Good to Great. The author’s writing style

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor Review

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan, and Dave Jenks Rating: ★★ Date Finished: November 5th, 2016 Reading Time: Ten days In a bull market, everyone seems like a genius. Though the advice contained in this book

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons Rating: ★★★ Date Finished: August 3rd, 2016 Reading Time: Two days If the bubble bursts in the next few years, this will be shelved in the hall of fame. Since