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As a happily married man, I can confirm what the latest research indicates: The secret to a happy marriage is kindness and generosity. When I was a kid, I was mystified by altruism; I couldn’t understand why my parents would always let me have the best share. At the time, I just figured that they … Continue reading What Entrepreneurs and Leaders Can Learn From Happy Marriages
I recently dove into Jay Goltz’s New York Times post, How To Be An Entrepreneur, and Stay Married. I thought it was an insightful piece, but to me, it was missing the most important part: What entrepreneurs should do differently to stay married. Having recently celebrated my 16th anniversary (and the 18th consecutive year in … Continue reading What Entrepreneurs Should Do Differently To Stay Married
One of the biggest Silicon Valley controversies in recent memory is the short, turbulent tenure as Mozilla CEO of co-founder and JavaScript inventor Brendan Eich. The quick summary, for anyone who hasn’t followed the story, is that Eich donated $1,000 to support California’s Proposition 8 in 2008. Prop 8 has a single meaningful clause: “Only … Continue reading Politics vs. Civil Rights (Why Brendan Eich Needed To Go)
One of the big trends in career advice has been telling young people to “pursue their passions.” Yet this advice is both simplistic and problematic. I enjoyed this take by music producer Paul Cantor: http://bit.ly/HjtS5v “Kids now aren’t taught to find careers. They’re taught to find their ‘passions.’ Then they’re encouraged to pursue them. Except … Continue reading Passion and Pragmatism
Tony Tjan has a great post on HBR’s blog network about 10 questions he uses to become a better judge of people: http://bit.ly/143pfD6 (Bonus trivia: Tony had just graduated from HBS and started his first company when I entered HBS. He and his co-founders raised $100 million dollars in a single round. Can you name … Continue reading To judge an entrepreneur, meet their spouse
Image courtesy of Hammer51012The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates has an interesting post about why he and his partner aren’t married (this is an older post; I found it because of a more recent post by Ross Douthat): As much as I can recall, there were basically three reasons for us to get married. 1.) I might … Continue reading Why Marriage Matters