In these turbulent times of COVID-19, my good friend Charlie Paparelli has been hosting a weekly Zoom meeting for entrepreneurs interested in discussing our “new normal.” This week’s topic, which…
tl:dr Diagnosing poor application performance is an art and a science. Below you will find my personal short list of common causes of poor app/site/API performance compiled over decades of…
A message to my amazing Rocket Partners team… From a technical perspective, I will be the first to admit that the demands of our clients don’t always make sense. Our…
My first experience with the word “pivot” was a fateful one. It was 2001, the bubble had burst and the writing was on the wall. I had founded a dot com consulting…
If you have ever struggled to get a high-performing team to achieve what everyone believes is a top priority, I highly recommend you read The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX). If…
My good friend Charlie Paparelli recently posted to his awesome entrepreneurship blog, Life Imbalance Is Essential to Birth a Company. My two startups definitely took an outsized effort to birth….
As leaders we must make sure we are not taking unfair advantage of the trust and faith people put in us. Yesterday I heard a troubling story about a high-potential Atlanta startup. The CEO…
The other day, I was working with an entrepreneur who seems to have everything going for him. He has a growing customer base, happy investors, and plenty of runway. When…
After 6 years and 10,000 retail outlets, it is amazing to see the product I literally built in my basement continue to grow. So proud to see my old Verifone/LIFT team win…
For the past few months, I have been researching businesses that make use of Bluetooth beacon technology for mobile app geo-location and proximity services. It is a bit of the…