by Sean | Mar 3, 2019 | Blockchain, Business
A large part blockchain’s promise is around creating open financial systems. By this I mean: Removing intermediaries Enabling peer to peer transaction Reducing coordination costs Creating high trust transactions Reducing fees and wait times At ETH Denver, one of...
by Sean | Feb 26, 2017 | Books, Business, Marketing, Storytelling
If the glove doesn’t fit… Even though I didn’t type it out, your brain probably said “you must acquit.” Why is that? Your brain ‘hears’ the rest of the sentence as if I wrote it out because of audiation, the process by which...
by Sean | Jun 16, 2016 | Business, Work
Are you looking for a new job? Building a product? Selling something? Beware of the common trap of selfishness. It is so easy to get caught up in what you want, how good you are, or why you deserve something. Why it matters to you. But don’t fail to remember a...
by Sean | May 20, 2016 | Business
Investment bankers and entrepreneurs love to trade horror stories about the number of hours they work in a week. 90, 100, 110 hour work weeks are seen as a badge of honor. Anyone who has ever put in long hours knows that your productive output falls apart past a...
by Sean | May 10, 2016 | Business, Tech, Work
The US is on track to overtake China as the most competitive manufacturing center in the world. For the first time in decades our manufacturing base is experiencing real growth. But this growth isn’t driving a resurgence in manufacturing employment. And this story...
by Sean | Apr 28, 2016 | Business, Leadership, Learning, Teaching
It takes a lot of courage for a leader to stand up and say “I don’t know the answers, but I’m going to figure it out.” The best leaders start with learning. They build a culture of continual growth and learning. Imagine the CTO who learns...