After working on Facebook’s NPE team building new products and launching a few of them publicly (eg, Tuned), and building 0 to 1 products at Dropbox (eg, Dropbox Transfer) as well as building from scratch as the CEO of a start-up, I wanted to share some thoughts on 0 to…

As I reflect on my own leadership path, and the lessons I’ve learned via both managing teams as well as observing leaders across companies, I wanted to capture some of these lessons as a primer for new leaders. I’m a big fan of Ben Horowitz, especially his book The Hard…

Truly understanding the value of an employment offer, especially from a technology start-up, can be complicated. Given my experience running a start-up, as well as hiring at scale at Twitter, I recently gave a talk to my part-time coding bootcamp class on how to understand and compare start-up offers and…

We launched Verst to fulfill our vision to create modern, elegant tools for creative thinkers. Since putting the product out into the world, we’ve been amazed at what creators and publishers have done with it. Today, we’re excited to announce that the Verst team is joining Dropbox to help build simple, powerful products for more than half a billion users. What does this mean for publishers currently using Verst? You can read more of the specifics here. In short, we will be shutting down the platform on 12/21 so that we can apply everything we’ve learned towards Dropbox’s mission to simplify the way people work together.

As a start-up, one of the only true advantages you have over the infinitely better-resourced incumbents is the ability to move quickly. In software companies, this speed enables rapid iteration and consistent improvement based on user feedback. …

The web publishing landscape has evolved into a diverse and profoundly important ecosystem over the last few years. Targeted publishers like Stratechery have blossomed into major players, and savvy digital creators have become serious influencers overnight. …

The web doesn’t need another basic blogging tool. For the hobbyist who wants to share an inspiring road trip story there are already a host of fitting options. …

What I’ve Learned Through a Decade at Twitter, Google and BCG — After plenty of mistakes, late nights at the office & many performance reviews, here are seven lessons that have helped me traverse the corporate landscape during my career so far at Twitter, Google, and BCG. You better work Ms. Spears said it best. Producing excellent work consistently and efficiently is the foundation of…