In our first installment on Transforming the Bay with Christ (TBC), we talked about how platforms enable us to tackle problems and markets too big for any one entity to manage directly. Because of that, though, it is much harder to create a successful platform than it is to create a successful program. In this installment, we will talk about how to do that.
TBC 1: A Platform for Regional Transformation?
Possibly the most exciting thing to happen to local Christianity in over a decade, Transform the Bay with Christ is a coalition of business and church leaders who appear to be pursuing: - Service to the community - Church growth and unity - Society-wide revival I was very encouraged to hear that, instead of a series of programs, they are considering a platform approach...
Wide Open (or, Are You In?)
He's my hero. THIS is how I dream of running my own projects / company.
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 →
Entrepreneur Club, Week 3 “Product Marketing”
Last week I had three major epiphanies about growth while preparing for our weekly meeting. While largely inspired by my work at Kingsway Church, I've found these insights also very relevant for my professional and family lives. I. Why We Grow E-Myth Mastery by Michael E. Gerber the marketing leader is the one in the organization who is most passionately... Continue Reading →
Entrepreneur Club, Week 2 “Caring but Not Caring”
Ecclesiastes 11:1 Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. Dear budding Entrepreneurs, Last week we took a brief diversion from E-Myth Mastery to discuss another book I stayed up until 2 AM reading: ▶ Turn the Ship Around! How to Create Leaders at Every Level... Continue Reading →
Entrepreneur Club, Week 1 Devotional
Psalm 121:1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains-- where does my help come from? One common theme that came up at Entrepreneurs Club is that most of us tend to be “heads-down technicians.” We obsess over the work we need to do, the products we need to deliver to our customers, and how... Continue Reading →
This is Probably a Good Time to Say That I Don’t Believe Robots Will Eat All the Jobs …
The mechanics of jobs will be automated, which is why the jobs of the future will rely on us being more human to each other.

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