Wikipedia, on The Princess Bride: In a Renaissance-era world a beautiful young woman named Buttercup lives on a farm in the country of Florin. She delights in verbally abusing the farm hand Westley, whom she refers to as “farm boy”, by demanding that he perform chores for her. Westley’s only answer is “As you wish”. …
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Doing something vs. owning something
From an All Company email to Logos… Someone interviewing for a job recently asked me, “What’s the most important thing for being successful at Logos?” My answer: ownership. There’s a big difference between ‘doing something’ and ‘owning something.’ Doing things is very important, and very useful. When stuff gets done, we move ahead — products …
A fearless worldview
An email I sent to the whole company a month ago… It’s been a month of fantastic conversations for me. I had some great meetings and conversations here at Logos, then hit the road and had more great conversations with people in our industry, at churches, in other businesses, at a “Code for the Kingdom” …
“What if Michael Bay did our developer recruiting video?!”
The action-packed, explosive-laden trailer faded from the screen, and the developer next to me joked “That’s what our developer recruiting video should look like!” It seemed like a great idea, so we brought it up with the filmmaking-types in the design department. “We need something awesome! Explosions! Police cars, ambulances!” I guess they didn’t have …
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I want a camera built into my car
I want a camera built into my car. I want it right in front of the rear-view mirror, capturing the same wide view I’m seeing through the windshield. I want it to record on a continuous loop. If I press the steering-wheel mounted trigger, I want it to store 10 seconds before and after that …
Nacho perfection
Nachos are the perfect food. Prepare them perfectly: Line the tray. Scraping melted cheese off a dish or tray is no way to end an evening. Line your tray with heavy duty aluminum foil. Thin chips. The heavy-gut-guilt of a bad tray of nachos comes from thick corn chips. Remember, we’re not here for the corn. …
Business is triage
Any idiot can run any project well. Hire experienced professionals. Staff every project completely. Get the best tools. Use the highest quality materials. Have independent consultants and auditors verify everything. Take the time to do things right, and never settle for second-best. If leadership is the art of delegation, then everyone can lead a product …
Profit Is Why You Are in Business
Does your business have a noble mission? Mine does, too. But making a profit is what enables a business to accomplish its mission. Profit needs to be the first priority or you will not have a chance to pursue any others. It is easy to fall into the trap of labeling things “strategic” as an …
The four-word employee handbook
Everything I want from myself and others at work (and in life!) can be summed up in four words: Honor God. Love others. When we started Logos Bible Software twenty years ago, I used a software program to generate a boilerplate “attorney approved” employee handbook. When employees asked “What’s our policy on…?” I might refer …
Getting ahead
Thoughts on getting ahead, specifically in your career and earnings. This is the blunt, direct advice I give employees one-on-one, and what I’m sharing with my kids as they head off to college.