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Yet, nothing about “Founder mode” was NEW. Both Founders and Non-Founders at Yahoo, Yelp & Meta used it in their organizations, when I worked there. So why was the essay so polariz…

Some people struggle to get buy-in for their ideas while others seem to do it easily, sometimes even for the exact same idea. These people who are great at influencing organization…

Influence Without Authority is critical to career success. Influential people make it look easy. Learn about the mindset, frameworks, processes and skills they master & apply behin…

I’m writing about this topic here: https://www.satishmummareddy.com/blog/definitive-guide-to-im... The path that works for me is journaling. I start with naming my emotions and the…

Twitter’s greatest asset: Powerful signals to rank & personalize the internet Twitter’s (potential impact): Catalyst for the effects of the internet: shrink the world, speed up com…

http://www.amazon.com/Startup-Life-Surviving-Relationship-En... Book written by Brad Feld and Amy (his spouse)

I agree that the technology is not perfect and everything you want it to be but for 99% of the population who get no walking at all, it is a wake up call and helps a ton. I lost 20…

Now is the only time to start your own company.

Not getting bent out of shape. Just politely disagreeing with Chris. :) I appreciate Chris a lot for the time he puts into his blog and I have acknowledged that numerous times in m…

"You’ve either started a company or you haven’t. ”Started” doesn’t mean joining as an early employee, or investing or advising or helping out. ...... The important distinction is w…

In general I like Chris and think he is a very helpful person. Shares his knowledge. Just don't agree with this particular post of his. I was pissed after seeing techcrunch follow …

"Early stage employees may not bear the risk, but they'll certainly bear much of the responsibility." That nails it.

Wow. Thats much better said that the initial post. :)

It is not about being proud. It is about the fact that it is not only the founders who face difficult choices and make a lot of sacrifices to get a company off the ground. :) Prior…