Own a big problem. Make measurable progress. Together. References 1. Own a big problem Wicked Problem, Horst Rittel Black Swan theory, Nassim Nicholas Taleb Product-market fit, Andy Rachleff Founder-market fit, Chris Dixon Zero to One, Peter Thiel Disruptive Innovation, Clayton Christensen Jobs to be done, Clayton Christensen 2. Make measurable progress Decision Journals, Danny Kahneman One metric... Continue Reading →
Sunday School 2.0: Shark Tank for Spiritual Growth
The purpose of Sunday School 2.0 is to create an adaptive architecture of participation where everyone can experience what it feels like to be children of God, including: The Security of unconditional love Service to those outside The Struggle to create something worthwhile We advance this purpose by loving God with all our "heart, soul, mind... Continue Reading →
MissionalTrails.app: Pokémon GO Into All The Nations
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" -- Proverbs 29:18a (KJV) In our breakout session at the "hope" Kingdom Networking event, Tim Svboda of YWAM SF taught us that "Information creates Vision creates Mobilization creates Transformation." In particular, it is incredibly helpful to know the the ratio and distribution of: ethne: people groups, cultural touch points evangel: churches,... Continue Reading →
Whole-I-Ness: A New Job to Be Done for Christianity
In many ways, Western Christianity is now a solution in search of a problem. We are a victim of our own success, having effectively worked ourselves out of a job by eliminating the "pain points" of Judaism, paganism and animism while diffusing most of our benefits into the culture. Like a technology-centric startup, we now find... Continue Reading →
What is a Technical Co-Founder?
Most successful startups require both a technical "hacker" and a relational "hustler" to bring them to life. One common pattern is that a "hustler" has access to ideas and potential funding and looks for a "technical co-founder" to join him or her, through a process often compared to finding a spouse. Responsibilities A technical co-founder, like any co-founder, is... Continue Reading →
Best Live Chat Widget for Startups: Jan 2016
Live chat support software is a great way to ensure visitors to your SaaS site are successful – or at least tell you what went wrong. An in-page widget with a friendly human being on the other side is much more approachable than a link to anonymous forum! Unfortunately, few startups are able to guarantee 24x7 coverage,... Continue Reading →
How to Fund Growth
Most organizations' financial structures are designed for predictability rather than explosive growth. To change that, we must: Invest Constructively in Passion Specifically: 1. Align Incentives Learn what people deeply want. Articulate how they can pursue that by contributing to the organization's mission 2. Unleash Talent Learn where people are the happiest and most productive. Build support systems that allow them to maximize... Continue Reading →
Leaving Apple after 17 years to launch a startup
After arguably the most amazing 17 years in computing history — seeing UNIX spread from iMac to the Apple Watch — I've decided it is time to leave Apple and strike out on my own. I'll be taking a few months off to play with some ideas I've been working on for making programming more... Continue Reading →
Entrepreneur Club, Week 4 “The Hidden”
Our focus this week is what Ed Catmull of Pixar calls “The Hidden” — all those things we don’t know we don’t know: https://kindle.amazon.com/post/OZyI6U1PRpauw911nX_jlw In the management context, particularly, it behooves us to ask ourselves constantly: How much are we able to see? we would inevitably be subject to those same delusions at Pixar unless we... Continue Reading →
Entrepreneur Club, Week 5 “Customer Zero”
The theme for next week is “Listening to God.” As Christian Entrepreneurs, we have an unfair advantage: God is both our primary sponsor (“Investor Zero”) and ultimate customer (“Customer Zero”). Thus, we ought be paying even more attention to Him than we do the humans we rely upon for financial backing. So why don’t we?... Continue Reading →
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