Ereflow

Being a “small business” or “early stage” or a “startup” should be a waypoint, not a destination. You can go further than you think. Let’s flow!

“Spaciousness is not the absence of work; it’s the presence of focus. Creating that space involves intentionally designing your environment, schedule, and mental habits so that your brain can shift from survival mode into expansive mode.” Let’s flow! https://www.fastcompany.com/91387523/the-hidden-cost-of-mental-switching

You or AI? Robert Capps notes a key difference of people vs AI. People are RESPONSIBLE for their work, and stand behind its accuracy, appropriateness, biases, etc. AI is blissfully unaccountable. Can AI represent you? Let’s flow! https://ow.ly/1zl850WoQJw

“Learning to code is more than just writing code. … You’re learning lots of different skills … you can think in big ways and find patterns and problem solve.” - Osi Imeokparia, CEO of Kode With Klossy // Let’s flow! https://ow.ly/bx1350WocUs

Leadership Tip - How mature is your company? If your strategy is all about cash flow, you’ve got work to do. If it’s about P/L, that’s better. If it’s about the balance sheet, you’re doing something. Let’s flow!

“I know what we have to do to be successful. We have to be really good at whatever it is we’re doing. I mean really good; we can’t just be average.” - John Stankey, Chairman and CEO of AT&T… Let’s flow! https://ow.ly/XzZw50WobTt

Leadership Tip - If you’re chasing AI success, be a little bit of a futurist. Anticipate what developments are temporary or commodities (chat bots, RAG) and which have staying power (reasoning, agents). Commit to the future not the past. Let’s flow!

“Only a mediocre person is always at his best” - Somerset Maugham // Cut yourself some slack; we all have bad days. But more importantly, deliberately strive to have some days where your super powers are in full effect. Let’s flow!

Leadership Tip - Funding ain’t fair. You will save yourself a lot of frustration and second guessing if you realize earlier that fundraising is not a meritocracy. Worse ventures will get more than you sometimes. Deal with it and press on. Let’s flow!

A word about AI… don’t miss the moment. Let’s flow! https://ow.ly/MIHt50VVFVF

Celebrating our 5th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. 🙏🤗🎉

A note on AI - There will be a wave of mediocre software coming from the software novices that are empowered by Vibe programming. You can rise above it now; don’t get washed away. Let’s flow!