Chad Beck


I WRITE ABOUT BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  • My girlfriend’s best friend questioned me incredulously, possibly with disdain. We were in Anguilla celebrating this friend’s birthday at she and her husband’s invitation. It was such a lovely gesture to be invited. They had rented an entire villa on…

  • As we close the Black Friday – Cyber Monday shopping weekend out, I reflect on an experience I had early in my startup journey. As we close the Black Friday – Cyber Monday shopping weekend out, I reflect on an…

  • Who is this guy? I’m listening to Jesse Itzler talk about having a Navy Seal live with him. On this podcast in my ear, Jesse’s running into a frozen pond in the dead of winter, doing push-up ladders until his…

  • Imagine working at a fairly large-sized company. The success of your companies’ work requires collaboration and coordination across teams. The business is founder-led, has seen consistent annual growth, and has launched numerous new businesses over the last 2 decades. One…

  • How you do anything is how you do everything. What you do in your 5 to 9 defines your 9 to 5. AI is going to steal your job. If you’re not working on your personal brand, you’re a \…

  • One of the great cheat codes is learning from others who are ahead of you in their journey of business or life. When I heard Andrew Wilkinson talking about his new book, Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire, I had…

  • One of my favorite places in the world to visit is Japan. The people, the culture, the food are inspiring. Just being there, whether it be for a long layover, a few days, or a couple of weeks, always changes…

  • A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”. -Emerson The impermanence of the present can be both easy and difficult to understand. I might not feel well today. I can think fatalistic thoughts- omg cancer or serious disease or…

  • Usually when you start at a company, they give you some guide on Values, Behaviors, Org structure.  It’s almost always fluffy BS that is in no way instructive on how to do your job and importantly, how to succeed and…

  • I must confess that I’m a child of the 80s. You give me Duran Duran, Bruce Springsteen, and Wham! and you’ve created the short list for the world’s best music. MTV? We couldn’t wait for the release of a new…