Notes from World Domination Summit 2014
I speak Sunday spoke yesterday at the World Domination Summit in glorious Portland, Oregon. The event started Friday and it’s…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Have we reached the death of the author? (Publishing and Poverty)
I’m a fan of Melville house, a young, savvy publishing company founded in 2001 in Brooklyn, NYC. They have…
Speaking In Portland next week (Thurs/Fri)
Hi folks. Just a quick post about some speaking dates next week in wonderful Portland, Oregon. Thursday, 2/27 6pm…
Buy The Year Without Pants 50% off (Ebook / DRM Free)
[Sorry: this post was scheduled for last week but never posted. The book is still available DRM free, but…
Why Speed Reading Is For Fools
‘There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”…
(Book Review) The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
I read a prerelease copy of The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success from Viking…
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,…
How To Change A Company
I spoke about The Year Without Pants last week at Seattle Town Hall. I talked about some of the…
Pantless at 7000 feet
My friend Shawn Murphy read some of The Year Without Pants on a recent hike to the top of…
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…
Inside Buckminster Fuller’s house (w/ photos)
Today is when noted inventor, designer and philosopher Buckminster Fuller was born in 1895. He’s most famous for the geodisic dome,…
Help Wanted: Marketing / research assistant
I’m hiring a marketing assistant to help with the upcoming launch of The Year Without Pants. I’m hoping one…
Why schedules help even when they’re wrong
In an HBR article called The Dirty Secret of Project Management, the author claims the secret is no one…
How do you hire for culture?
Bob Sutton wrote bravely about the No Asshole Rule, and how talent should never excuse destructive behavior. It’s a…
Advice for speakers bored with their own material
A basic rule offered in Confessions of a Public Speaker is to pick material you care deeply about, since…