Feb 26, 2022Kent’s weekly 👋 — Issue #2Hard to find a reason for anyone to read this, this week. Hold loved ones close Hard to relate to a moment like the one below, can’t imagine the pain in all their hearts. Let this conflict be over soon, with minimal suffering. A hack to help me be a better father Wrote down a hack that I use to try and be a better, more present father.1 min read1 min read
Feb 23, 2022Member-onlyHow a movie about time travel made me a better DadMy wife is adventurous when picking what movie to watch and one night she took a chance on a delightful romantic comedy called About Time. To my great surprise, it was a romantic comedy sci-fi movie that involves a man who can travel back in time to memories he has…Dads2 min readDads2 min read
Feb 4, 2022Apple needs a Supernatural to compete in VRApple is set to launch a mixed reality headset in 2022 or 2023 against stiff competition from Meta. With Meta’s rebrand and commitment to invest $10B into the metaverse, along with their existing Occulus brand this will not be an easy task. …2 min read2 min read
Apr 7, 2021Member-onlyThe model is for me, not youMarcus Aurelius wrote a journal entry everyday. His journal is incredible. It kicked off stoicism and has fuelled Ryan Holiday to write some incredible books. This is foreshadowing and will connect to building a growth model if you continue reading. …Growth Strategy3 min readGrowth Strategy3 min read
Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyWriting is hard and you should make time for it.Maybe it’s all of the audio books but since becoming a father nearly seven years ago, I have found that my ability to write in prose and in long form has diminished. I used to read and I used to write. Today, I tend to listen and talk. I love…2 min read2 min read
Nov 23, 2020One way to get started with SwiftUIOne of my most read articles is this one about React. What’s funny is that I wrote a lot of React 4–5 years ago, and almost none in the past 3years. At Tilt, we were early to React and even brought in its co-creator, (I forget his name but he…Swiftui3 min readSwiftui3 min read
Published inThe Startup·May 25, 2020Member-only4 steps I use to learn a new programming language.Step 1. Buy a physical book of a language or framework you want to learn. Step 2. Set a timer and make sure that you read for at least 10mins a day. Step 3. Read with a purpose. Step 4. Write out all code in the book by hand and…Go5 min readGo5 min read
Published inClearbanc·Mar 4, 2019The Cost of Capital and the Future of Startup FundingA Venture Stories conversation with Andrew D’Souza, CEO of Clearbanc and Ali Hamed, investor at CoVenture. “Good VCs want to fund technical risk, they don’t want to fund ad spend. Nearly half of our best companies have come from VC partner referrals.” — Andrew D’Souza, CEO of Clearbanc It can…Venture Capital1 min readVenture Capital1 min read
Published inPencil Problems·Jan 9, 2019Pencil Problems #45: Goals for 2019Getting a book published, turning Able Cells into a business. Getting the Book Published and It's a Business Not a Side Project. Goals for 2019. Nick and Kent talk about their goals for 2019 and how a motivational video from Arnold has changed both of them in…www.pencilproblems.com For everyone who has been following along 2019 should be a fantastic year for Nick. He has a print copy of his book in hand and has decided to set the goal of getting it published.Podcast1 min readPodcast1 min read
Published inMission.org·Aug 12, 2018How to start an e-commerce store that doesn’t dropship.I started a e-commerce store in September 2017 that does about $400 a day in revenue. I get asked about the tools, systems and products I use often, in this post I will share what works for me. I don’t dropship, I buy, hold, and ship all inventory. Daily revenue…Ecommerce10 min readEcommerce10 min read
