January 2012
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Rekindling
I haven’t written for awhile. To be honest, I haven’t done much of anything for awhile. I haven’t spent much time talking with friends and colleagues, I haven’t really had any energy or original ideas, I haven’t built any side projects, and I haven’t had much fun. I’ve gotten up every day and gone through the motions, but it’s been a largely...
June 2011
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The Value of Constraints
When we launched AgileZen, Niki and I made a deal. We’d earmark $20,000 — almost all of our savings at the time — for launching and running the business. We promised ourselves and each other that we would only spend this money, and no more, on our crazy attempt at entrepreneurship.
In retrospect, this was one of the best decisions we made as we launched the company. It allowed...