Back my next book on Kickstarter today
This morning I launched the kickstarter campaign for my next book, The Ghost of My Father. I’ve written several…
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Results: What do readers want from author kickstarter projects
Thanks to everyone who voted last week about my upcoming book, The Ghost of My Father (background here). Here are…
Can technology reduce consumerism?
I regularly take the the top voted question from readers and answer them in a post. With 62 votes, today’s winner…
What’s the best kickstarter reward for a book?
I’m considering using Kickstarter for my upcoming book, The Ghost of My Father, a memoir about the most difficult…
Lessons from working on the 3rd draft (The Ghost of My Father)
The book in progress, The Ghost of My Father, is a memoir and it’s no surprise the process of…
Feedback wanted: redesign sketches for scottberkun.com
For the last two weeks I’ve been working with designer/developer Ryan Sommers on a redesign for scottberkun.com. I asked you…
Vote on The Cover of My Next Book
Today I’m working on the third, and likely final, draft of my next book. For this project I’m again…
How do you transform fear?
In this edition of Ask Berkun, where I pick the top voted reader question and answer it, this time it’s one…
Redesign: How can my website better serve you? An invitation
It’s time to redesign scottberkun.com. Yay! I’m looking to hire a designer to work on a redesign of scottberkun.com…
Min / Max Note Taking for Conferences
As part of my recent talk about getting the most from events and championing ideas, I mentioned a brief…
Why Culture Always Wins (An Excerpt from The Year Without Pants)
[This is an excerpt from The Year Without Pants, An Amazon.com best book of the year] Chapter 4: Why Culture…
A Critique of “Don’t Fuck Up The Culture”
I enjoyed Brian Chesky’s recent post Don’t Fuck Up The Culture, where he proclaims to the employees of Airbnb…
Life Under Surveillance: Snowden, NSA and America
I frequently take the the top voted question from readers and answer it on the blog. With 64 votes, today’s…
Web designer wanted for work on scottberkun.com
Hi folks. I’m working on a minor to moderate redesign of scottberkun.com and I’m looking to hire a freelance designer to…
When My Parents Separated
This is a brief excerpt from a draft of my next book, a memoir about my family. When I…
Mindfire book is FREE today: download it here
Hi folks. It’s my birthday, and to celebrate I’m giving away one of my most popular books Mindfire: Big…
Please Don’t Be Generic (When sending LinkedIn requests)
I believe in first impressions, especially if you’re asking someone else for something. When you make a connection to…
Noah: movie review (Spoiler Free)
I’m fascinated by religious history and love movies, so it’s no surprise I’ve seen many films with religious themes.…
Book Review: Smarter Than You Think
It’s wise to read books with points of view you don’t share. It’s the only way you get exposed…
How Events & Conferences Should End
Yesterday I gave the closing talk, How To Champion Ideas, at An Event Apart Seattle (If you saw me at…