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Apr 26

Growth isn’t something we do. It is a side effect of our systems.

This is part 1 of Foundations of growth. Subscribe for free and get the next one. “You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.” -James Clear We cannot “hack” growth. Growth is a side effect of our systems and methods. …

Growth

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Growth isn’t something we do.
Growth isn’t something we do.
Growth

6 min read


Apr 26

Growth takes time. But, don’t take your time.

This is two-part series on growth. Find part one here. “You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process.” — Rupi Kaur It took four years to build the Golden Gate Bridge. It will take three years for a new business to see a profit. …

Growth

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Growth takes time.
Growth takes time.
Growth

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Feb 9

Product-led growth is a continuum, not a category

It is a continuum between 0 and 100% self-serve When we ask questions like, “Should we do product-led growth (PLG) or not?” or “Do we allow self-serve?”, we are only considering two extremes in a continuum of intermediate possibilities. As with most things in life, there is a messy middle. …

Product Management

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Product-led growth is a continuum not a category
Product-led growth is a continuum not a category
Product Management

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Mar 30, 2022

Stop calling them users and customers, call them humans

Humans experience our business with their intuitive minds (system 1). Calling them users or customers only dehumanizes and causes us to use more of our analytical minds (system 2). Herein lies the gap. Humans are complex and emotional beings. In order to understand them, they require empathy and more of…

Product Management

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Stop calling them users and customers, call them humans
Stop calling them users and customers, call them humans
Product Management

9 min read


Jan 29, 2022

We need more connection, more wholeness, more shepherds

Your image of a shepherd most likely brings forth a staffed figure amongst a field of wooly white sheep. This is a fairytale image. The pastoral life looked much different and goes back as far as we have data which is around 5,000 to 9,000 years ago. Today there are…

Philosophy

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We need more connection, more wholeness, more shepherds
We need more connection, more wholeness, more shepherds
Philosophy

9 min read


Aug 26, 2021

Your facts are fragile

And so are mine. Collectively coming to this conclusion could alleviate society’s division. But, we are human. We like things to be black and white and we aren’t very good with nuance. “This makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. When things aren’t black or white, they’re uncertain. And when we’re…

Philosophy

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Your facts are fragile
Your facts are fragile
Philosophy

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·Aug 26, 2021

Cybersecurity Education Is More Important Than Ever

Security is a field that is seeing exponential growth, primarily because it parallels technology’s exponential growth. Companies and individuals who can embrace this will have an edge. Let Us Advocate for Security Education Here are a few reasons why: “The rate of cybercrimes has grown exponentially and is consistent with…

Security

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Cyber Security Education Is More Important Than Ever
Cyber Security Education Is More Important Than Ever
Security

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·Aug 5, 2021

What is SCA security?

It’s similar to your home’s security. — SCA stands for Software Composition Analysis, although, this could be more confusing than the acronym. One hint is in the word composition which can be defined as “the nature of something’s ingredients or components; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.” Thus, SCA == an analysis…

Application Security

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What is SCA security?
What is SCA security?
Application Security

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·Jul 21, 2021

What is a security champion and do you need one?

The role of security champions in a software development team, and how they help build secure applications — First, what is a security champion? A security champion is a person in your organization that advocates for security best practices. They are critical for the success of an application security (AppSec) program. Security champions jumpstart early and ongoing adoption and can be synonymous with the popular term “evangelist.”

Security

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What is a security champion and do you need one?
What is a security champion and do you need one?
Security

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May 13, 2021

Suffering is inevitable so let’s embrace it

Every single year of life, 2021 being no different, we will suffer. We will face some amount of suffering every day. As the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said, “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” We cannot hide from this universal fact and…

Suffering

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Suffering is inevitable so let’s embrace it
Suffering is inevitable so let’s embrace it
Suffering

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