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A dangerous and contagious disease in any company! Do you find yourself assigning tasks and responsibilities to this invisible ghost, only to find that…
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Startup founders tend to live at the extremes, either 1) lost in the daydream of their grand vision or 2) tunnel-visioned on the day-to-day tasks. The…
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Let me address a key objection right out of the gates. Yes, many meetings suck. The web is full of articles meticulously outlining the wasted time and…
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When interviewing developers, a critical differentiator is how approach their work. Unfortunately, it took me years and several mis-hires (and firings…
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When a business is sinking, the stakes are high and the moment is brief. Leaders know something needs to be done, but figuring out where and how to…
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December 2022

New Years’ Resolutions are great but too rigid for me. I’ve used the 3-word strategy for the past decade because I can improvise with them as life gets…
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Few things blow up software budgets, timelines, & deliverables more than a misunderstanding of what constitutes completion. Let's explore how bad things…
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Smart kids know the best way to persuade parents: start with WIIFM. Smart adults forget this and overcomplicate things. Don't! Always consider this…
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When the stakes are high and the moment is brief, people try to force solutions that often make things worse. Here is a illustration to remember this…
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Web developers used to be the bastard children of software engineering. Any "real" business had to be built on "real" code. But in 2022, you can raise…
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rickmanelius.com has been a solid home base for 12 years, but it's time to explore new avenues creative expression, professional opportunities, …
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May 2021

Welcome to Rick Manelius's Newsletter by me, Rick Manelius. Startup CXO at @atomicform (web3 NFTs) Techstars All-star Mentor MIT PhD Materials Science…
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