Several weeks ago, I took a trip out of my home in Tokyo and up into the foothills of Mount Fuji for a solo weekend, something that I’ve been doing at least once or twice a year for the past few years. The idea is to get away from distractions a…
Over the course of the last few years, I’ve been amazed and inspired by how businesses have responded to challenges and took up new ways of working. It hasn’t always been seamless. But what I have gathered is that flexibility is key.
This…
When you’re interviewing for a new job, it’s only natural that you want to put your best foot forward. You try to do all the necessary legwork—from researching the company to rehearsing the “perfect” responses—…
The desire to create, experiment, and innovate is intrinsic. Humans were made to make things. That’s why we have things like buildings and shoes. This simple truth makes it easy to keep your internal teams excited about experimenting and innovat…
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, will offer candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To submit a question, write to Webb at dearfounder@fastcompany….
I always knew I wanted to start my own company someday, and many developers have the same aspiration. Developers tend to have countless product ideas that turn into side projects, and some of those projects can turn into the real deal.
But transi…
Think back to the early days of the pandemic, when many of us were still figuring out our Zoom features and feeling a little shell-shocked by what was happening around us. Seeing a coworker’s cat jump on the desk to investigate the laptop or hea…
What separates a good founder from a great one? Every entrepreneur wants to create a company that is successful and beloved by consumers in the long term, but the vast majority of startups get stuck and, in my experience, lose their way before the thre…
One time in a job interview, the hiring manager asked me to tell them about myself. “Tell me about yourself” always feels like a loaded question. What, and how much, am I supposed to share? I told them about my time in law school, the are…
Zoom meetings. Virtual team happy hours. Online collaboration tools. This was how we worked and interacted with our team members for over a year.
As offices reopen you may be wondering, do I even know how to socialize in person anymore?
Social skills a…
