I Quit My Job

For the longest time, I really resisted the idea of being an independent consultant. I was born to do more with my life. I have the pedigree to build a billion dollar business. Anything less would be settling. Settling for a lack of ambition. Settling for a lack of creativity. Just settling. There’s a full…

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Not All Startups Are Created Equal

Not all startups are created equal. Not every 22 y/o is Zuck. If you’re considering joining a startup, here’s how to evaluate it before joining. But first, the benefits of joining a winning startup: accelerated career growth speed to maturity deep learning in an interesting industry that can be parlayed into an industry role work…

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Stepping Off the Rocketship

It’s a weird feeling saying ‘I’m leaving OneTrust’, a place that has been something akin to home for me the past five years. In some aspects, it feels like only last month I wrote about leaving Accenture to join a startup that has something to do with data privacy (whatever that means). In other aspects,…

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Create Your Own Luck

I love this concept from Naval Ravikant and am actively working to move from 2.5/3 into spot 4. A lot of this comes from building a strong personal brand and being the go-to guy in your field. When you feel it’s time to expand out, you can bring that trusted relationship with you. What are…

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Business Book Review: Rework

Recently read ‘Rework’ by the founders of Basecamp Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson based on the recommendation of a friend at work. I already had the book on my shelf but never read it. I finished it in a few hours. Very easy to read. Almost reads like a compilation of blog posts which…

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Learn How You Make Decisions

The past few months of remote work have really started to highlight to me how different leaders and thinkers make their decisions. Varying from speed and style to autonomy, I’ve learned a lot about how I personally like to make decisions and communicate them to the team. What I’ve found by observing other team members…

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Get Ready For The Year of the Entrepreneur (2021)

I am convinced 2021 is the year more companies than ever before will be launched and we have the pandemic and stay-at-home orders to thank for that. But let’s be clear, this wasn’t the governments plan all this. This is resourceful and hungry individuals who now have time to explore their strengths and interests. They…

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My ‘Fellow of Information Privacy’ Application

I recently obtained my Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), one of the highest designations awarded to privacy professionals by the International Associate of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). More details here. I posted my acheivement on LinkedIn to a surprising amount of support. See here. I thought it might be interesting to share my application for the…

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Free Business Idea: Democratize Data

In this new series I’ll post pitch decks and business ideas from year’s past. All are in different stages and phases on being thought out. This first idea, Democratize Data, is about Cutting the Carrier Cord. No longer pay for minutes and texts on top of data. Get a non-data enabled device to connect to…

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