One of the real advantages of working in a start up is the relatively limited number of meetings.  I’m no fan of the meeting.  It usually seems like there’s 10 minutes of useful information for every hour in a meeting.  I do understand that they have some merit at times, but too often they get [...]

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Steve Hammer on February 5th, 2009

Times with kids can be trying for most people, but when you work like my wife and myself, it can get even worse.  I get about two hours every evening to spend with them, and often I get less.  That time’s filled up with dinner, bathing, reading books and lots of other stuff.  I try [...]

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Steve Hammer on January 30th, 2009

One of the rules that I’ve tried to follow is to limit working when I’m home and the kids are awake.  I’ll bust out the laptop if need be, but it’s really something I try to avoid.  The ultimate time for me is dinner.  We don’t allow the TV to be on, or for that [...]

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