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Getting along. 15 Jul 2010 | 06:28 am
Conflict between people isn’t just inevitable, it’s pervasive. People have distinct, incongruent motivations and expectations, so conflict is the default state of any relationship. And that’s okay. Ge...
You need help. 13 Jul 2010 | 06:24 am
Ok, you’re awesome and you know it, (at least when you’re in a good mood). It seems like people just know to ask you for help or information, because if you don’t know the answer, you know how to find...
It's okay to take a day off. 6 Jul 2010 | 10:05 am
When you have your own business or you’re working on a startup, it’s essentially a 24-hour job, especially at the beginning. When you’re not actively “producing,” you’re thinking about the business, p...
A Founder's Job 1 Jul 2010 | 03:36 am
When you’re starting a business, it’s really easy to forget how amazing what you’re doing really is. And understandably so. There’s a lot to consider when starting a business. Is there a market for th...
Evaluating potential co-founders? Try going camping. 29 Jun 2010 | 03:05 am
Time commitment: Less than 5 minutes. Choosing co-founders might be the most important decision you make in your business when you’re getting started. A business is lot like a marriage. Co-founders c...
"Just in Case" 30 Mar 2010 | 05:38 pm
Time Commitment: 10 minutes if you also read Jason Fried’s post I’m responding to. Yesterday Jason Fried of 37Signals put up a post asking: Employment contracts: What are they good for? If you haven’...
Why things you think are private, aren't. 2 Feb 2010 | 02:30 am
Time Commitment: 7 minutes if you try to count the commas while you read. 5 minutes otherwise. The post is about avoiding even the appearance of wrongdoing, not about doing the wrong thing without ge...
Be at least as smart as a parking lot. 10 Dec 2009 | 10:56 pm
Time Commitment: 10 minutes. The gist of this post is that everything is negotiable (except when it’s not). If you want a real world example to anchor that reality in your brain, read on. A few week...
Rethinking Contracts 1 Dec 2009 | 10:05 pm
Time Commitment: Less than 3 minutes I’m betting if you were to ask most people what a contract is, they would probably describe a written document with signatures at the bottom. That’s a fine image ...
You Are Not Your Business - Choosing a Business Entity 26 Nov 2009 | 08:37 am
Okay, sometimes you are. But we’ll get to that. Time Commitment: About 5 minutes if you go quickly The law gives you lots of ways to organize your business into an entity distinct from you as an ind...
