Stories from Book Tour Day 1 (w/photos)
I’m here in NYC all week on book tour for The Year Without Pants (full schedule here). There is nothing fancy…
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How to transition a team to remote work
Vivek Haldar wrote this thoughtful review of The Year Without Pants. His primary critique is there wasn’t enough focus on…
Should you marry and have kids?
In a series of posts, called Ask Berkun, I write on topics people submit and vote for. Here’s an old…
My letter to the Next Microsoft CEO (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek asked me to use my experience at WordPress.com to offer advice to the future CEO of Microsoft: Recently,…
Why the book is called The Year Without Pants (the real reason)
When you put the words without pants in the title of a book people ask interesting questions. Some love…
Why Consultants Should Get “Real” Jobs (HBR)
My latest post for Harvard Business is about why consultants should return to traditional full-time work now and then:…
Gravity: movie review (spoiler free)
Side story: as I kid I remember the joy of stumbling on a movie on TV where I had…
Archive of articles I’ve written elsewhere
Beyond this blog, I’ve written for, or have been written about by, many places. Here’s the most comprehensive list…
Q&A about The Year Without Pants
The folks at Jossey-Bass asked me a few questions about The Year Without Pants. I’m reposting them here: You…
The Best Narrative Books about Making Software
I read many books about the making of great things. I want to learn everything I can from historic…
My Return to WordPress.com
It’s rare that companies have books written about them. Most aren’t interested and those that are must find a…
Mega list of Remote Work Tips and Tricks
There is a ton of advice on remote work and I’m compiling a list of good, simple advice for…
The Year Without Pants v1: Typos and corrections
Much like software, first releases of books, despite the makers best wishes, have their share of mistakes. Mary, John…
How To Change A Company
I spoke about The Year Without Pants last week at Seattle Town Hall. I talked about some of the…
And the signed book goes to…
Recently I offered a signed copy if you vote on the ad for The Year Without Pants. Nearly 80…
Pantless at 7000 feet
My friend Shawn Murphy read some of The Year Without Pants on a recent hike to the top of…
Ten Great Reasons To Try The Year Without Pants
If you’re not sure if the book The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com & The Future of Work is for you,…
Year Without Pants: Launch Party in Seattle (Photos)
About 100 friends and fans joined me last night to help celebrate the launch of The Year Without Pants which…
List of Year Without Pants reviews & mentions
Thanks to everyone who has tweeted, Facebooked and blogged so far in support of The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com…
On Sale NOW: The Year Without Pants
The time is now. Three years in the making, you can now buy The Year Without Pants. It’s launch…