Two Psychological Triggers that Make Viral Content More Viral
I was particularly impressed last week with the political quiz website ISideWith. If you haven’t yet taken it for a spin, I recommend doing…
It’s Not Just Technical Debt; Everything Gets Painful & Slow as You Scale
A tremendous amount gets written about technical debt (definition) in the startup ecosystem. As you scale your product and engineering, you inevitably make sacrifices…
I Love You Geraldine. Happy Birthday.
Dear Geraldine, For the last 10 years and 9 months, you’ve been the best thing in my life. We’ve been through a bunch of…
I Hated My Blog Post From Last Night
This morning I woke up with a lot of regret. I really don’t like my blog post from last night. To use a common…
Growth Hackers: The Ninja Rockstar Pirates of the Marketing World
I really enjoyed this article from Layered Thoughts: “Growth Hacking is BS. It’s All Just Marketing.” But, it did make me reflect on my…
The Help Me Help You Dinner
Try a quick thought exercise: Grab a piece of paper and a pen and jot down at least 3 or 4 ideas of the best possible…
My Fall Speaking Schedule: 13 events in 9 weeks
It’s September, which means the two month season I traditionally spend mostly in Seattle (we call it “summer” even though it rarely gets to…
Google Search Quality is Smart to Be Messing with Link Spammers
In case you’ve not yet read about Google’s patent on rank modifying for spamming techniques, check out SEO by the Sea and SEOptimise. It’s…
Prioritizing Features & Product/Engineering Investments
Probably the hardest job the executive team has at SEOmoz (beyond improving culture) is managing the prioritization roadmap for features. Right now, the vast…
The Uncomfortable Challenge of Topgrading Your Startup’s Team
If things go well at your startup, there will inevitably be a point where the business is growing ahead of the team’s abilities. Engineers…