Ten pros and cons of starting a startup

September 3, 2020

Should you become an entrepreneur? Here's the honest truth (as I see it). 1. Autonomy Pro: you're the boss and decide what to do. Con: you HAVE to always decide what to do. There will be a huge array of options at any given moment, and you'll never know for sure which to work on. You can seek advice, but ultimately YOU are the one who must decide. 2. Lifestyle Pro: since you're the boss, you'll have flexibility in your hours. Cons: you'll inevitably be working a lot of...

A good manager CARES: the five aspects of being a good team manager

October 22, 2019

What makes for a good manager of a team? Below is a little framework I made to help answer this question, which I call: "a Good Manager C.A.R.E.S." Sometimes managers as a group get a bad reputation. Some people even wonder whether managers are needed at all since they don't seem to do any of the "real work." There are also plenty of bad managers who actually impede the people they manage. And there's the pretty common phenomenon of a company having too many managers, which leads to frus...