I work on diverse products from wearables to drones to consumer hardware.
This platform allows me to share my experiences and illuminate lessons I discover.
RECENTLY (2025)
- Focusing full time on making high quality bags with Megabeta Climbing – “a bag packed with purpose is worth a thousand empty ones!”
- Reading and sharing my favorite books of 2024
- Training and climbing like this trip to Red Rock Canyon (Feb)
Most Popular Articles
24 Things I’ve Learned (in 2024)
What you’re genuinely curious about comes through when you share your discoveries.
Belief drives action. And the bigger the belief the bigger the action. Seek out peers / articles / books / podcasts that increase your conviction for success.
The Success in Amazon Enormous Fire Phone Failure
In a podcast conversation Ian Freed explains how the Amazon Fire phone failed and lost the company over $100 million. But how they failed amazes me.
50 Things I’ve Learned This Year (2022)
Classic line in the making – Feed the pigs so they’re ready to fly. It can take 1,000 days to succeed in business. Most people give up after 300. Build systems that help you persevere.
Projects
I have worked in product development professionally for over ten years, but I also like to build fun projects on the side.
I get so curious about new technologies that I often have to mess around with them myself. My favorite project to date is a 6 foot flower we built to raise awareness for Hunger Action Month.
My Latest Writing
- My Favorite Books of 2024
I find the New Year a terrific chance for reflection, and what better topic to reflect on than what you learned from the books you read? Collecting my list of favorite books from the past year forced me to double-check my reading list. Who would have guessed that a newborn, sleep deprivation, and launching a… Read more: My Favorite Books of 2024 - 24 Things I’ve learned in 20241. What you’re genuinely curious about comes through when you share your discoveries. 2. Make time for fun in business. It not only energizes you but often leads to the most inventive stuff. 3. A house with a beautiful view is the best investment because it offers well-being benefits that never wear off. 4. “Humor… Read more: 24 Things I’ve learned in 2024
- The Top Reads of 2023: Standout Page-Turners
In 2023 I cracked a lot of books and ultimately I finished fewer than usual. That’s a good thing, particularly because it means every book I finished truly satisfied me. Reading often serves as my “productive procrastination” from projects or activities that might have gotten stuck. That means reading less signals that I stepped up… Read more: The Top Reads of 2023: Standout Page-Turners