When I first launched this blog in July 2010 (with a post on the value of a plan), I used my full name because I wanted to control what people saw first when they googled my name. A search for
How You Can Build A Smarter Team In 2 Days
Some teams are better at decision-making than others, and groups of smart people are just as capable of making bad decisions as groups of less smart people. But what drives those differences has been a mystery until the relatively recent
What it’s Worth To Be Top 10 On Product Hunt
On July 4, 2014, Power 20 was featured on Product Hunt, a site for the tech community dedicated to discovering new and worthy tech products. We made it into the coveted top 10, hovering at around #2 for much of
The One Workout Tech CEOs Love
“Every entrepreneur I know uses Power 20,” said Shivani Siroya, CEO of InVenture, an LA-based tech company that brings a mobile version of Quickbooks to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Shivani and I were having lunch in LA, and I had
What You Can Do With Your Body In One Month
The “One Month Madness” (OMM) diet was renamed “Power 20 Method” in 2014, and in 2015, the diet was changed to focus on whole-food, plant-based meals. See the current program at Power20Method.com. Over the past 30 days I’ve tried to
Journal Entry From The Trenches
The concept that was just a kernel in my mind a few months ago is now ready to launch. One Month Madness is the next step in building Power 20 and its apps. The program is ambitious: help people lose
Fighting An Epidemic
In an effort to educate myself on health and wellness, I’ve been plowing through a small library of nutrition, medical, and fitness books. I’ve been alarmed to learned that a full-scale epidemic is upon us, and there’s an opportunity –
Why I’m Bootstrapping Power 20
Here we go again. After closing ClearGears and selling our product, Interview Jet, I’ve decided to dive deeper into my side-project, Power 20. Unlike previous ventures, this one will have no investors, no other equity-holders, no partners, and virtually no
Day 86: Interview Jet Takes Off
Relationships matter and business execution is more important than technology. These two learnings loom large over the fate of Interview Jet. As of today, Interview Jet has a new owner. The fast-growing and prestigious IT staffing firm, Mitchell Martin, has
Day 20: Interview Jet Early Learnings
Early-stage companies often raise money in a seed round for the sole purpose of figuring out if their business will scale to something big. If, before the money runs out, they think the business scales, they then raise more money