Product idea / conference hack: lock screen business card

After spending time at DLD and Davos meeting hundreds of people I gave away no business cards. Nothing new there. But I also received far fewer than ever. And I finally saw one Innovation: a guy had a little printed

Product idea / conference hack: lock screen business card

After spending time at DLD and Davos meeting hundreds of people I gave away no business cards. Nothing new there. But I also received far fewer than ever. And I finally saw one Innovation: a guy had a little printed

Teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Apparently, this is how you get people to build a ship, says the author of the Little Prince, St. Exupery.

Teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Apparently, this is how you get people to build a ship, says the author of the Little Prince, St. Exupery.

The cure for everything

I know the cure for everything: Salt water…in one form or another: Sweat, tears or the sea.– The Deluge at Norderney, Seven Gothic Tales, 1934

The cure for everything

I know the cure for everything: Salt water…in one form or another: Sweat, tears or the sea.– The Deluge at Norderney, Seven Gothic Tales, 1934

Some readings from 2017 and 2016

Some books in my Amazon orders list from last year, which mostly I read of the last year or two. Danny Meyer on Service Disney on Service Leander Kahney – Inside Steve’s Brain Drucker, Effective Executive Six Thinking Hats, de

Some readings from 2017 and 2016

Some books in my Amazon orders list from last year, which mostly I read of the last year or two. Danny Meyer on Service Disney on Service Leander Kahney – Inside Steve’s Brain Drucker, Effective Executive Six Thinking Hats, de

Amol Net Promoter, second installment.

With more responses, now up to 250, the net promoter for me is 47%. 62% promoters, 14% detractors. Most of the detractors, unfortunately say I’m either a “jerk” or they don’t know me. I can probably improve the jerk thing.

Amol Net Promoter, second installment.

With more responses, now up to 250, the net promoter for me is 47%. 62% promoters, 14% detractors. Most of the detractors, unfortunately say I’m either a “jerk” or they don’t know me. I can probably improve the jerk thing.

Living Foxy or Hedgehogging

If you’re a People Geek like me, you love types and personality theory and all that stuff. I’m ENTJ (Myers-Briggs) and 2% Agreeable, 0% Neurotic (The Big Five). I even have my own spreadsheet going with all the different types

Living Foxy or Hedgehogging

If you’re a People Geek like me, you love types and personality theory and all that stuff. I’m ENTJ (Myers-Briggs) and 2% Agreeable, 0% Neurotic (The Big Five). I even have my own spreadsheet going with all the different types

Pledging to do good in the future.

I pledged this week 1% of any proceeds I earn from a future sale of my Knotel shares to Epic Foundation. They find, help, measure and support some of the best groups in the world working to help children. I

Pledging to do good in the future.

I pledged this week 1% of any proceeds I earn from a future sale of my Knotel shares to Epic Foundation. They find, help, measure and support some of the best groups in the world working to help children. I

Amol Promoter Score, 2017 Edition.

I did a survey this month asking everyone I have in my email inbox (~15,000 people) a net promoter-type question. Above is the result. About 40% net promoter. Folks added some comments and they are here. People are super nice

Amol Promoter Score, 2017 Edition.

I did a survey this month asking everyone I have in my email inbox (~15,000 people) a net promoter-type question. Above is the result. About 40% net promoter. Folks added some comments and they are here. People are super nice

Checking in on my fox-like game plan, 5 years in.

Around September 2012 I decided I was doing it all wrong. After many years of plain-old striving (hardcore high school, killing on standardized tests, Ivy League, double major, PhD in half the time, McKinsey and in startup land the same

Checking in on my fox-like game plan, 5 years in.

Around September 2012 I decided I was doing it all wrong. After many years of plain-old striving (hardcore high school, killing on standardized tests, Ivy League, double major, PhD in half the time, McKinsey and in startup land the same

Fox or a hedgehog, readings

Fox or hedgehog, a great idea from Isaiah Berlin on how people operate (in his case, re: literary or intellectual geniuses). But a popular idea in management, productivity and performance. Also see Philip Tetlock on superforecasters who get better answers

Fox or a hedgehog, readings

Fox or hedgehog, a great idea from Isaiah Berlin on how people operate (in his case, re: literary or intellectual geniuses). But a popular idea in management, productivity and performance. Also see Philip Tetlock on superforecasters who get better answers