Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you are familiar with Guy Kawasaki’s work, you’ll immediately understand why this book comes from his heart. Kawasaki was the original evangelist, starting at Apple in the 80s, and from there the world would see the…
#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness by Gary Vaynerchuk My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was initially skeptical, but really learned to enjoy this book. The title says it all: Gary answers questions from fans, which may have come from Twitter, YouTube, or other forms of social media. Each chapter…
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dialogue is critical for not only personal relationships, but also professional ones. I enjoyed this book because it gives not only an overview of how to use their techniques, but also offers practical examples of how they…
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable…about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business by Patrick Lencioni My rating: 4 of 5 stars The book is more of a novel than anything else, which does a good job of building characters that you care about, only so that the author can illustrate his key points, which…
Andrew S. Grove was one of the founders and the CEO of Intel Corporation, helping transform the company into the world’s largest manufacturer of semiconductors. He passed away in March of 2016, but left behind a fantastic legacy, including High Output Management, which illustrates how he successfully ran one of the world’s leading companies for decades. Below,…
I stumbled across this question in the r/CSCareerQuestions sub reddit which I frequent, and wanted to give my two cents. Here is the post, and below is my answer: I’m a Tech Evangelist at Microsoft, frequent hackathons at large universities, and work directly with our recruiting teams. These include: Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State, UPenn,…
Carry three key items: Highlighter, pen, & post-its You remember what you write Create an outline at the end of each chapter Share it with others Keep track of what you read on GoodReads.com I read voraciously. I try to go through one book per week, either in audio form through Audible, or paperback. When…
Let this serve as an overview of two Gino Wickman books: TRACTION: Get a Grip on Your Business Get a Grip The first book really dives into the details of how Wickman’s model of the Entrepreneurial Operations System (EOS), which provides a set of tools and framework for building a business. The second book is…
Why do any of this? Before I started working in tech, I was a construction worker in Manhattan. One of the final projects I worked on was a renovation of a beat-up looking commercial space in Williamsburg Brooklyn, which we were now turning into an art studio for a well-known graffiti artist. Several million dollars…
“Learn to sell. In business you’re always selling – to your prospects, investors and employees. To be the best salesperson put yourself in the shoes of the person to whom you’re selling. Don’t sell your product. Solve their problems.” – Mark Cuban With this in mind, I wanted to improve my ability to sell.…