Scaling Teams and the Fight Against Human Nature
I’ve talked to a lot of founders about their startup experiences and one of the more consistent topics we eventually get to is that,…
Startups
Why I Never Want to Have a “For-Profit” Business
Making money is an excellent side-effect of successful businesses. But, it’s a terrible core purpose. Last week, Fred Wilson wrote one of my favorite…
What Company Culture IS and IS NOT
Frustrated. Disturbed. Disappointed. That’s how I feel after reading a recent article that appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek called “Job Applicants’ Cultural Fit Can Trump…
Startups Cannot Afford to Have Indispensable Employees (and not for the reason you think)
“Become indispenable to your employer.” That’s the advice I see from job training and professional coaches all the time. And I can empathize with…
7 Ways We Try to Make Internal Emails Better
Email is a tough communication medium. Conveying tone, voice, attitude and disposition are all stymied by the the format. Efficiency is a good thing…
Why Does a Big Funding Round Slow Down Your Pace of Innovation?
“Why can’t we build it faster?!” I’ve never met an entrepreneur in the software field who doesn’t ask themselves that question daily. For a…
Why Are You Hiring for the Job I Want to Grow Into?!
I really, really like Moz’s Renea Nielsen. I was having a rough day at the office today, mostly because my calendar was filled with calls…
You Must Choose Metrics, But Choose Wisely
I had lunch with Thomas from our production engineering team today. During our chat, we talked about the future of the company’s organizational structure…
Understanding Stock Options at Startups (and at Moz)
Last Friday, SEOmoz held our “allhands” meeting at the Big Picture theater. Out of ~98 Mozzers, 85 of us were in attendance (sadly 3 had…
Greg – Congrats on the New Blog. Here’s Some Posts I’d Love to Read.
Seattle has long been in need of good VC bloggers. What Mark Suster has done for LA, Brad Feld has done for Boulder, and…