Money is a topic that most people dance around because they don’t want to be rude, or tacky, or misunderstood. But if we avoid talking about it, we avoid learning a very essential part of our business and our industry. In order to thrive as a professional community, we need to have a strong handle [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Career'
My SXSW Core Conversation: “Breaking Taboos: Pros Get Real About Money Matters”
March 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Career, Conferences, Consulting, Startups
Tags:Career·Conferences·Consulting·Learning·Speaking·Startups
Whit Hour – Week 22
December 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Whit Hour
Thank you so much to the ~22 people who showed up for the twenty-second week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour. Whit [...]
Tags:Career·Clients·Conferences·Consulting·Learning·Mentors and Heroes·Startups·User Experience·Whit Hour
Independently employed? What’s your retirement plan?
December 16th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Career, Finances
I’ve been independent since August 2008, and prior to that I had been contributing to my company-sponsored 401(k) since college (at each of my three previous full-time jobs). When I went solo, I was given the option to keep my money in my last company’s 401(k) plan indefinitely — but obviously without their matching contributions. [...]
Thanks is never enough
November 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Career, Digressions, Pleasure
Thank you to Mr. Dan Kramarsky who in the eighth grade suggested that I elect to take the Computer Science class in ninth grade. Thank you to Mr. Charles Rice who let me take his one Computer Science class for all four years of high school, and encouraged me to consider applying to Carnegie Mellon [...]
Tags:Career·Digressions·Pleasure
What are you worth?
November 22nd, 2010 · 13 Comments · Consulting, Strategy
Perhaps not coincidentally, I had two totally separate conversations on Sunday within the same theme: how much should I charge? Later that day I tweeted: Several folks responded that they’d like to hear more about my reflection in a blog post, so here it is. One conversation was with a friend who’s interviewing for a [...]
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