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Skepticism can be a slippery slope. It’s a popular and powerful mindset in the startup world, specifically when it comes to tech companies. Founders pride themselves on never putting up with any bullshit. That gives team members, customers, investors and other partners the impression that they’re worldly and savvy and challenging the status quo on the way to greatness. Now, when it comes to keeping people accountable and getting…

One instance where strangers are more likely to notice and respond to my nametag is when I stick a newly written, fresh sticker on my shirt. Like clockwork, the response rate increases. Even people walking past me down a crowded street during rush hour will say hello or, better yet, stop to remind me that the nametag is still on. The most common warning people give me is, just…

Fitbit, the leading wearable technology brand, recently launched a historic initiative. Users can now choose to sync their accounts to help researchers unlock deeper insights into the relationships between health indicators such as physical activity, heart rate, sleep and health outcomes. By consenting to sync their personal data, people now have the opportunity to contribute to one of the world’s largest precision medicine studies and help build one of…

Loglines are fascinating to me. If you’re not familiar with this term, it’s a brief summary of a television program, film, or book that states the central conflict of the story, synopsis of the plot, not to mention a titillating emotional hook to stimulate interest. Jaws, for example, has the following logline: A police chief, with a phobia for open water, battles a gigantic shark with an appetite for…

One of my friends has an interesting family boundary. No phone calls with mom at the house. Turns out, his mother is an alcoholic and very difficult to engage with, so that’s the rule he made for himself. She doesn’t even know about it, nor does she mind, apparently. It’s nothing dramatic, unkind or vindictive. This boundary comes from a place of love. For my friend, his home is…