It’s a sort of faith hardly spoken about in a world of glamor Federico, with his Italian accent, said: “Let’s talk in a few weeks, Nifemi. Things are slowing down here.” I never spoke to Federico again. That was March 19, 2020. When I hung up that call, I had no clue that the world […]
I learned this after editing my 5th book in a noiseless cafe I felt exhausted, tired, and confused last week. I was back in my apartment at 2pm, stirring at myself in the mirror, wondering what I had achieved with my dedicated writing time that I woke up early in the morning to get to. […]
(interview writings for my book coming in oct 2026) I’ve known about Joe Reis for a couple of years now. We met when I was helping with go-to-market for his groundbreaking data engineering course with DeepLearningAI. Before we started working together, I read his book – ”Fundamentals of Data Engineering” – and was immediately struck […]
It took me 3 years of stopping and starting to learn this. This week I posted content on LinkedIn, Substack, X, and YouTube. A few years ago, I didn’t even know where to start. As I sat in my chair, responding to a few comments on LinkedIn, looking at my chat on Substack, and seeing […]
It took me a decade to learn this. It will take you 4 minutes. I was about to announce the crowdfunding of my fifth book when I realized I was ashamed to share it. I’m proud of the work, but terrified of looking unfocused. Earlier in the week, I was catching up with a friend […]
(for paid subscribers only) I’ve known Jason Mayden for over a decade. We met at Stanford, and even back then, he had this quality that set him apart – a way of thinking that felt both ancient and futuristic at once. Jason is an industrial artist and designer. He’s worked with Nike, created products used […]
Name Your Resistance Instead I was in Sales Navigator, coming up with a list of prospects to reach out to. I looked at the filters, confused. I had already chosen the right ones. Business owners, North America, companies with less than 50 employees, with a focus on technical companies. I added some mutual connections to […]
Your Bad Ideas Are Better Than No Ideas Last weekend, I looked at my book manuscript, stunned. It was marked with red lines, deleted words, and comments from my editor. I wanted to sink into the chair. But what I was really feeling was the disconnect between what I thought I’d written and what my […]
What’s more important having the right questions or answers? My guest is Jürgen Hahn – my former professor at Texas A&M. Nearly 20 years ago, he taught me how to debug complex systems. Now he’s the Director of the Jackson Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at RPI, using data science to pioneer autism diagnosis […]
How a 15-minute daily habit taught me to start with something that a year of planning couldn’t teach I was hanging out with a few friends at my 10-year reunion. Catching up on life, cracking a few jokes here and there. A few careers with a steady upward trajectory. Most of us have had significant […]