Rich & Sad
“NO such thing as a life that is better than yours, no such thing, no such thing.” — J. Cole.One of the most profound statements in my 23 year professional career came from a client who sold to Alibaba...
View ArticleHire for the things you can’t train
I was up till 3:30am the other night working on an open source CCTV troubleshooting project, I went from zero knowledge and thinking it would be a 10 minute fix at 9pm to working on this problem until...
View ArticleHustle is in my DNA, sorry not sorry
My dad hustled, so I didn’t have to. It’s in his DNA and thus, likely mine. It’s all I saw my entire life, and I do mean entire.This is my dad, on my mom’s 80th birthday in 96 degree weather. Yeah that...
View ArticleI f***ing get it … Representation Matters
I f***ing get it … Representation MattersI’m OK being the first black anything. I’m an innovator, by my nature I like going into things others likely haven’t done. So when it comes to race…I’ve...
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View ArticleEntrepreneurs are great at telling incomplete stories, lets change that.
Last year was GREAT for me. Last year punched me in the face too.Life is always great when I am in this position w/ my life and familyI’ve hit my point of enoughMy house is enough, my cars are enough,...
View Article2 parts of your job AI will struggle to replace.
Close your eyes, imagine it is 2023, just 6 yeras from now? Are you retired? If not, you need to think about your value in an AI world.There’s a lot of studies out there, McKinsey, Forrester, others —...
View ArticleProving you are good at business, can put you out of business.
This message is NOT for everyone, but — I’ve had some interesting convos recently being in rooms for the first time.People who have real money (define that how you will) — and think it came “easy” may...
View ArticleKindness in the form of a cup & a plug
This morning, I’m sick. Some kind of brutal stomach bug. I got ready to brew my coffee and while it was brewing, I looked out my window.There was someone under blankets shaking, a lot.My block has...
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