Years ago, when I was running a company for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, I had the chance to meet Eric Ries, author of the The Lean Startup, and gleaned some excellent advice that I have taken to heart ever since: Treat everything as an experiment. That’s the premise for Tip #3, “Experiment and Pivot […]
The Antidote to Overthinking? Do Something.
There is a particular kind of paralysis that smart, thoughtful people are especially prone to. We research. We analyze. We weigh the options. We wait until conditions are just right. And then we wait a little longer. Tip #2, “Bias Toward Action,” from The Luck Field Manual by The Polymath Investor cuts right through that […]
Expand Your Luck Surface Area
It is November, friends, and if you have been part of the Coffee Lunch Coffee community for more than a year, you already know what that means: I blog every single day this month. It is one of my favorite traditions, and this year I have a particularly exciting theme to carry us through. As […]