Future of Work

Since joining the edtech space, one of the biggest surprises I've had is the infiltration of E-Sports into K-12 schools. Kids today, can play E-Sports (e.g. MineCraft) the way previous generations used to play basketball or soccer.

Future of Work

A lot of people around me have a passion that is very different from what they do for a living. This is due to the default career model that is perpetuated by society's institutions.

Future of Work

The evolution of online dating (going from a taboo topic to a cultural norm) has been incredibly interesting to witness. After reading through a couple of studies, I started to realize the spillover impact that online dating has had on society. 

Future of Work

Our presence on the internet is a key part of our personal identity. Despite using it for the past 15 years, I've only started to become comfortable with how I participate on the internet and use social media.

Future of Work

The drop off between the people who get an interview and those who receive an offer is significant. This is driven by the way people prepare and present themselves in an interview.

Future of Work

We live in a world of information abundance. Over the past six months, I've figured out several workflows that make it easier to digest information. This post shares a lot of my learnings and what I want to solve next.

Future of Work

Finding the right job is hard - especially as a young professional. People no longer have the benefit of having a ‘predictable career.’ An opportunity that gets overlooked is the idea of joining a startup.

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Over the past few years, employer-sponsored training has continued to decline. The number of companies that sponsor an employee's MBA has dropped from 68% in 2011 to less than 30% today. I believe we can use income share agreements to increase company-sponsored training for all employees.

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It’s hard to dispute the accomplishments of LeBron James as a basketball player. However, the part that has impressed me the most is his disproportionate level of influence across several communities.

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Conversational commerce has largely failed to live up to the hype in the US. The reason is not that we are still waiting for next-generation technology; rather, we’ve been viewing commerce too narrowly, as an individual experience.

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Over the past couple of years, the no code movement has started to gain traction. With that being said, it’s still hard to get people to think of no-code applications as a viable solution for operational problems.

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There is something broken in the current funding mechanism of traditional education. Moreover, the outcome associated with education (full-time employment) is no longer guaranteed. Fortunately, Lambda School is revolutionizing the education model to remedy that.

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Over the past three years, I’ve had roles with commute times that varied from 15 min to 1.5 hours (one way). I know I’m not alone in this situation — as this appears to be the norm in most metropolitan areas.

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Finding a product-market fit is a difficult exercise. However, the past several months has taught me that scaling an organization can be equally hard as well. The community tends to measure a company’s progress by looking at vanity metrics.