Archive - Parallel Lines

Silicon Valley Etiquette

Timeless rules for a new generation. Decoding Silicon Valley's social protocols: networking etiquette, introduction strategies, and…

Jul 1 •

May 2025

Prefontaine Theory of Business: Run to Win

When running a company, it's about guts.

May 22 •

April 2025

Hire for State Capacity

For new companies to succeed, lean the hell in to seeing like a state.

Apr 22 •

September 2024

French Wine-making has no place in American Software development

Then, the French Wine industry froze it's self in amber and lost out to California. Now, California wants to do the same to it's own tech industry.

Sep 1, 2024 •

June 2022

Conditions Are What You Make of It

Panic at the market

Jun 11, 2022 •

December 2021

Better Vision Now

Our Leadership Is Woefully Underwhelming for Our Current Moment

Dec 31, 2021 •

October 2021

A Meta Note About Brand

The unquantifiable asset qualitatively explained.

Oct 31, 2021 •

July 2021

Building Great Teams: Midfielders and Goalkeepers

Or: being conscious of role ownership

Jul 28, 2021 •

June 2021

It's The Service, Dummy

A note of encouragement to anyone who witnesses imitation.

Jun 8, 2021 •

May 2021

We Need 52.177457 Miami Tech Weeks

An encouragement to the community to be more positive sum.

May 4, 2021 •

April 2021

The Rise of Everymarket

Apr 23, 2021 •

March 2021

Empathy Machine

A hopefully kinder internet to come.

Mar 31, 2021 •

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