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Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life

In many ways, I grew up with Steve Martin. I listened to A Wild and Crazy Guy as a kid. The Jerk was one of the first R-rated movies I saw, and I’ve loved just about every movie he’s been in ever since. What I love about this story is, as with most people who […]

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Pineapple Street

Light read about New York high society. We listened to this book on a 10-hour car trip and it was a perfect fit. Don’t know that I would’ve read it in another form, but I very much enjoyed it on Audible.

The Malmo Series

This series is look into daily life in Sweden through the eyes of Anita Sundstrom, a police detective in Malmo. I’ve read all nine of the books and found them to be a great bedtime read. The translations from Swedish leave a bit to be desired at times (or it’s not the greatest English you’ll […]

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

I read this book right after reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. It’s completely different, and a lighter read. If you are a book lover like me, this is a great story about books, book stores, and the love of reading.

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Replacing Your Head of Engineering

I’ve written previously about firing your CTO in a hostile situation and how to survive your CTO leaving. In this post I’d like to talk about the process you as a CEO should go through before deciding to replace your current head of engineering / CTO in the case where it just doesn’t seem to […]

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