Joe Biden could change American politics if he wants to — In two weeks, Joe Biden will fulfil a lifetime ambition as he is inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America. This election has been historic for many reasons. Firstly, there was the long slog and blistering battle between more than a dozen candidates in the run…

10 questions to review 2020 and prepare for 2021 — Abraham Lincoln was quoted as saying, “give me 6 hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first 4 sharpening the axe”. So, if it’s good enough for honest Abe to spend a good chunk of time preparing, it’s good enough for you and me, too. I’m not…

He’s leading in the polls, but it’s time to double down on a winning strategy — All the leading polls are indicating that Biden is going to win in November. But, as we’ve learned before (painfully so, for some) the polls aren’t always right. Aside from the fact that the polls aren’t always right there are, of course, statistical models that show Trump as the winner…

What Netflix can teach you about making sure you keep your long-term goals in perspective — In February 2007 Netflix delivered it’s billionth DVD — that’s right, billion. This was a mere 7 years after they offered themselves for sale to Blockbuster for $50million. At this stage, Netflix and Blockbuster had their horns locked in a serious war to win in the DVD rental business. Blockbuster…

Remote work isn’t going away soon so here’s four things to consider as you adapt — In the early months of this year many companies faced the prospect of going ‘remote first’ overnight. It wasn’t a choice — many were thrust into this world with no guardrails and no precedent to guide them. The optimists thought it might last a few weeks and sent staff home…

How to appropriately use data to stop losing subscribers — Are you noticing what I’m noticing over the last few weeks? I’m not talking about the endless health-related news cycle, hot takes on working from home, or thoughts on whether or not we’re slipping into an economic meltdown — I’m talking about the hundreds of emails flooding inboxes about how…

Ways to maximize your cash during times of uncertainty. — Global financial markets are facing extreme volatility — swinging plus or minus 10% over the course of a trading day. In times like this, it’s natural that you’ll be worried about how your business can weather the storm of uncertainty. There are proactive steps that you can take to ensure…

How to stay ahead of your inboxes — Here’s something that not many people will want to admit to…less competent people get ahead all the time. One of the best ways you can get ahead is simply being responsive. I get it. Your inbox is crazy. Slack is blowing up. Asana is crammed with tasks that you need…

Some non-technical things I learned about podcasting — I started a podcast in 2017 because I wanted to learn about it. I wasn’t trying to become famous and I wasn’t trying to earn any money… which is for the best, really, because neither of those things happened. I started the podcast for two reasons. 1. I Wanted to Learn I’ve always been interested…