The archive

Every essay, in order.

Weekly writing on commerce, capital, and the 90%.

Apr 9, 2024

Make Room For Unexpected Invitations

"Trust me - you should come." That was all his text said. So I went. And I'

Apr 2, 2024

Make Room For Being Bigger Than Expected

It catches people off guard, and more often than not, when they go to express the thoughts running through their

Mar 26, 2024

Make Room To Wrestle

One of my fondest memories of growing up was wrestling with my dad. He'd come home from work,

Mar 19, 2024

Make Room To Follow The Fish

I'm not sure who spotted each other first, but there was clearly mutual fascination from the outset. I

Feb 27, 2024

Make Room For Your Poker Face

I sat down at the table with fewer chips than everyone else. I had never played poker with this group

Feb 20, 2024

Make Room For Tacos

Earlier this month, I had the chance to lead an offsite for 6 culinary executives from US-based Mexican food restaurants

Feb 13, 2024

Make Room For Edge Of The World

We had reached the top. It was as far up as we could go. We were just shy of 12,

Feb 6, 2024

Make Room For New Tracks

As I drove from Denver, I realized how many memories I had associated with my destination. It wasn't

Jan 30, 2024

Ending Roomies

Jan 30, 2024

Make Room For Being Wrong

One of my coaching clients is a CMO of a fast-growing startup. He hosts “The Monthly Mess Up Awards” for

Jan 23, 2024

Make Room For A Worthy Adversary

Being the eldest of four, I was born with an advantage in many childhood circumstances. I was big and taller,

Jan 16, 2024

Make Room For Optimistic Criticism

It takes little to no imagination to come up with different ways that things will go wrong. You don'