Scaling for Startups
This week we welcomed over 30 people from Raleigh-Durham to the May session of the Triangle Technology and Innovation Meetup at MacGregor Downs. Here is a recap of what we discussed.
The building blocks of successful scale:
Be crisp with your WHY.
Know your exit strategy.
Architect for the future you want.
Be easy to do business with.
Design your organization for ease of integration.
If you would like to review a copy of the presentation, you can download the PDF below.
What I Learned in May '24
IVF is hard. Be kind to your wife. Hormone therapy is nuts.
Don't complain about things you have the capacity to change.
Don't complain about anything.
Lead by example: you never know who is watching.
Quote of the Month:
I always carry a journal so I can write down the interesting things that people say (thanks for the idea, Gene!) Here is a gem from May:
"Sometimes shit happens so the shift can happen."
Latest Podcasts
The SAFe Business Agility Podcast brings you conversations and stories every two weeks, focused on all things work. Here are the latest episodes:
A Managers Role in SAFe w/ Mikael Broome
A Mission to Improve Work w/ Gene Kim
Growing into Product Management w/ Michelle Jimenez
Improv Your Way to Better Communication w/ Erin Diehl
Also, each Tuesday the team drops a "Tactical Tip" focused on delivering quick, actionable advice to help you be a little better in the world of work, today. Please subscribe to catch all of the latest content.
Build Your Brand
I am excited to share an experiment that we are running at SAFe Summit in DC: a personal branding workshop. During the 8-hour post-conference session we will cover branding, social media, content creation, blogging and more.
Attendees will walk away from the workshop with:
An understanding of how to leverage AI for content creation
A new professional headshot
A social media strategy
Multiple pieces of content ready to share with various networks
Stay tuned for more details and registration information!
Upcoming Events
Triangle Product & Innovation Meetup
If you would like to join us at the next Raleigh-Durham event, please join the group HERE! There is never a fee, and we will always provide snacks and drinks.
GenAI: Best Friend or Arch Rival
JW Marriot, Singapore
June 19
GenAI: Best Friend or Arch Rival
Hartford Yard Goats, Dunkin' Park, Hartfort, CT
June 26
GenAI: Best Friend or Arch Rival
Capgemini HQ, Berlin, Germany
September 16
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Memorial Day
On 8 December 2005 Army CPT Kevin J Smith gave his life to save mine. Throughout the course of my combat tour I lost 8 other friends and brothers.
Kevin Smith
Charles Drier
Dustin Fisher
Jeffery Wallace
Miguel Carrasquillo
Ryan Walker
Jason Lopez
Bulent Seven
Jeffrey Allen
On this Memorial Day, and every day, I aim to deliver enough value and help enough people to make up for the hole that their absence has left in this word.
To us, and those like us: DAMN FEW.
Cheers, boys.
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THANK YOU!
To close, I want to say a big THANK YOU to each of you. It has been humbling to realize that some of you have been reading about my business ventures and iterations of life for nearly 15 years.
If you have any suggestions about content or frequency for this newsletter, please hit reply and let me know!
Again, thank you.
Adam