Author: cahouser
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Unfakeable Expertise
A folk singer named Dan Bern played at my college one weekend. For reasons unknown to me—perhaps my school had talked him into it or he just enjoyed teaching—he was also running a songwriting workshop the afternoon of his show. I’d clocked a thousand hours of strumming and penning lyrics in my bedroom so I showed up, thinking I might learn a thing or two.
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The Art Of Approaching Strangers: Lessons From Humans Of New York
Business and entrepreneurship depend on people. People you work with, people you sell to, people you pitch. This article unpacks what one guy learned forming connections with others by cold-approaching strangers in a famously cold city. As a bonus, I’ve found that talking to strangers is a beautiful counter-response to the arms race for attention that is the ad-driven internet. So let’s learn from a master at the practice.
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The Time I Told My Biggest Customer to Go F*ck Themselves
A story about how breaking formality created stronger connections during a high-profile Brazilian startup program.
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Oversmiling: A Simple Trick To Come Across Warmer On Camera
Temporarily making yourself look unhinged is an oddly effective strategy for on camera warmth.
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How (and why) to run a personal shareholder meeting
TL;DR: Write a “shareholder letter” to friends and acquaintances, share it two weeks before you host a gathering in Zoom, and capitalize on the ideas, conversations, and opportunities that emerge. Time required to put this in action: 2-3 hours. I’ve been in a funk for the last four months. I’m not sure if it’s because […]
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Beware Filter Bubbles
A story about getting manipulated by the internet on the other side of the world.
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Tune Your Linkedin Profile To Create Opportunities
The exercise I ran involved 140 people and a projector with a giant screen. But you don’t need any of that. You can do this with three friends on Zoom.
