Get Comfortable With "I Don't Know" Most people have an inherent discomfort with saying "I don't know." Change that. Embrace what you don't know. The world would be a much better, more efficient place if everyone were more willing to admit the gaps in their knowledge.

When I’m down, I like to unplug and think about all of the cultural references in ‘One Week’ by Barenaked Ladies

The biggest misconception I see regarding SMB valuation is the concept of saleability vs. value.

Social media is a machine for outrage: “Even if platform designers do not intend to amplify moral outrage, design choices aimed at satisfying other goals such as profit maximization… can indirectly affect moral behavior because outrage-provoking content draws high engagement.”

Venture capital has been the engine of the US economy, as this paper finds: 20% of current largest 300 US public companies & 75% of the largest US VC-backed companies “would not have existed or achieved their current scale without an active VC industry.” papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

Distance yourself from people that you don't want to become.

Looks about right

Cheap talks (self-promotion by asserting you are good at something without evidence) gets you selected as a leader. This paper finds that women are less likely to use assertive language because they are worried it will backfire, though cheap talk worked well for both men & women.

Useful post by @LucyStats for data scientists that can help everyone who encounters scientific papers on This Site. It is an introduction to Hill's Criteria, a list of questions to ask when you are considering whether a particular effect might be causal. livefreeordichotomize.com/20…

So @jasoncwarner and I started doing a thing! We're publishing a podcast episode every two weeks talking about challengea and lessons learned in Engineering Leadership. And you'll find plenty of strong opinions 😉 podcasts.apple.com/podcast/d…