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Have you ever felt like you were meant for so much more?
So we’ll celebrate. We should celebrate! But I can’t help but thinking about all that there is still to come. His story is just beginning. The challenges. The disapointments. The joy and agony. It’s all part of the curriculum. I think what I’m most excited for, is for him to discover himself. To push back…
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The Pain of Being a Creative
This video resonates with me on so many different levels. Whether this struggle manifests itself internally and well disguised or externally in a very visable way, the core is the same: creatives think and approach the world very different than most.
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Learners Who Repeatedly Stumble
I was born into an orthodox Christian family. Being raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a great thing for me. Scripture study was a normal everyday part of our family life and so I got lots of exposure to the New Testament. The Bible portrays the disciples of Jesus Christ…
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Kinesis Monetary System
The Kinesis Monetary System is a unique and innovative approach to a digital currency that offers users an alternative to traditional banking systems. The recent Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure created a situation where overnight it looked like we had lost all the money we had raised for our startup. We had enough for one,…
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Accepting Failure as the Baseline Reality
I remember when I first encountered the Google File System. I was working at Microsoft and attending one of the internal technology trainings. I was working in the Macintosh Business Unit at the time, but interested in everything! At that point in time the new hotness was a new file system for Windows NT based…
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Leaving Elements
After nearly 5 years working at Elements, last Friday ended my time as co-founder and CTO at this FinTech startup. What a wild ride! Elements is in good hands, and is poised for some great success! The core reason for my departure is simple: I’m just not getting energy from this problem space anymore, so…