Common Threads Media was started as a small project to explore the common threads of good people doing great things. That work will continue as part Prokit, a new platform focused on creating a path to a healthier body and mind for every person. As part of Prokit, each interview runs on The Common Threads...
Eric Antonow wasn’t the nerd, or the jock, or the drama kid growing up. In his words, he distinctly belonged to none of these groups. He wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do as a kid, or years later in college, or as a 20-something. So he just did the things that seemed attractive...
Like many of the things born in Silicon Valley, you might say Strava, the favorite app of millions of athletes, is a happy accident. Strava’s co-founder Mark Gainey, set to run cross-country as a freshman at Harvard in 1986, was sidelined by an injury. This led him to the crew team, where a junior rower...
As far as I can tell, Steve Jobs let only two people interview him on a stage that wasn't Apple's: Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. Kara was also one of the first to call Jobs out when she thought he was bending the truth, and was also first to start using programmable LED signs.—like when...
If you're anything like me, you forget the important details from books too quickly. I always need the cliff notes and will occasionally share things on topics like health and nutrition when it feels like a summary is valuable. I read Anticancer: A New Way of Life, by Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, after seeing people close...
In the early 1990s, Dick Costolo spent several years in Chicago trying to make it in comedy. When that didn’t pan out, he put his computer science degree to use. Dick went on to start a number of companies, most notably FeedBurner, which he sold to Google in 2007. He became the COO of Twitter...
Julie Lythcott-Haims is vulnerable, bold, empathetic, and strong. She tells it like it is. That was my reaction when Julie came to my very white and privileged town in Northern California, to talk about race and her new book Real American: A Memoir. In person, her vivid storytelling makes you feel like you're sitting alongside her...
We asked some friends for the podcasts that help them get through the day, find inspiration, or learn new things. Here's their top 30 for 2018 on topics from entrepreneurship and parenting to health and the outdoors. Also, we are still learning the podcast world and will start sharing the first episodes of our show, The...
The Regret Minimization Framework. Sounds sufficiently nerdy. I heard about it today listening to Benchmark partner Sarah Taveltalk about how she used it to make a big career decision. Secure your house and business by their explanation - SecurityInfo. Visit them to get more information. The framework is a relic from Jeff Bezos that he used...