A huge challenge in running a startup is the isolation that goes with it – building strategies, figuring out to implement them, identifying blind spots & mistakes to avoid. This weekend’s trail run reminded me why we all need a strong peer group. My friends Kelly & Katy invited me to join them for a […]
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No more $10 ice cream sandwiches. It’s been two weeks since I finished the Tarawera 100 – a 100-mile ultramarathon in New Zealand. Usually the emotional overwhelm of completing a race like this brings me to tears at the finish line. That didn’t happen at Tarawera and since then, I’ve been struggling to figure out […]
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I’m 10 days from my next ultra-marathon — the Tarawera 100. The locals refer to it as “the miler…” I’m so close to the starting line, and in the final weeks before a race, I get tired – I’m tired of training. I’m tired of early mornings. I’m tired of my diet. I’m tired […]
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Zach Stein joined me on my podcast, describing the decision-making frameworks he used as CEO at Osmo. (Check the comments below for a link to the episode.) We talked about “making one decision to save a thousand” that Greg McKeown detailed in his book, *Essentialism.* This week, I decided to skip all Super Bowl media […]
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I’m two weeks from the Tarawera 100-miler and I’m asked all the time – “How to do have the time to train for ultramarathons?” I don’t HAVE the time. I MAKE the time – every week, every day. Today, I’m on the 5:50am train to spend the day at the Alchemist Accelerator Demo Day, […]
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