After seven and a half wonderful years at AppNexus / Xandr (which was the best home and family I ever could have asked for) I’ve made the exciting decision to join the TripleLift team as SVP, Product. Official coverage here from MediaPost. What
The Difference Between Winning and Losing
When I was in 4th or 5th grade, I went on a summer hiking trip up in the Adirondack mountains. It was a three-day trip with about 15 kids. At night we camped out in tents along the trail. Overall,
The Two Under Two Club
With full hearts we welcomed our second son Graham into the world this past week. He’s doing beautifully, as is his mother, and his older brother Jack is handling the transition with class. When we came home from the hospital
A Lesson in the Power of Price Perception – Courtesy of Build-A-Bear Workshop
Last Thursday, Build-A-Bear workshop announced that they would allow customers to “pay their age” for their products. For those not familiar, Build-A-Bear workshop sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals for – after customizations – roughly $50-$60, so it’s
In Lieu of Blogging: Sliding Barn Doors
I took the first few weeks of the year off from writing to work on a birthday present for my wife: sliding barn doors for our living room. They came out pretty well! Back to writing next weekend.
Why is Diversity and Inclusion Important?
Last week Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned over a litany of diversity and inclusion (D&I) related troubles. I’ve read a lot of the coverage (including the blog post by Susan Fowler that started it all) and it’s pretty bad. Fowler
Keep Innovating After You’re Big: The Benefit of the Roaming Architect
Why do small businesses innovate quickly and big businesses innovate slowly? Those who are familiar with the work of Clayton Christensen will quickly point to the Innovator’s Dilemma – a theory that involves bias in the resource allocation process of
Napoleon’s Secrets to Success: Hard Work, Break the Rules, and Esprit De Corps
I’ve recently started reading Andrew Roberts’ new biography of Napoleon titled Napoleon: A Life. For those considering picking it up – be warned: it’s quite an undertaking. At just under 1000 pages, the book is long and very detailed. Said
Thanks Very Much for Your Opinion, Unfortunately It’s Useless to Me
As a product manager for a technology company, people come to me all the time with suggestions for things we should do. “We should build X new feature!” “We should change Y process!” “We should pay more attention to Z
Learning Something New
Ever since my son was born last September, I’ve been (very slowly) teaching myself how to play the guitar. Thanks to a busy schedule at work and home, my repertoire so far consists of two Cat Stevens songs that both