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Do You Have to Work 100 Hours a Week to Put a Dent on History?

After working with many startup heroes of mine, I’m left asking myself this question: To be one of those few entrepreneurs, inventors, or creatives who puts a dent on history, do we need to work 18-20 hour days, 7 days a week?

Daniel EpsteinFebruary 6, 2014

Balance Career

Convergence is a Worthier Pursuit Than Balance

8 hours of work + 8 hours of play + 8 hours of sleep. Repeat. Repeat. Is this the portrait of a balanced life painted in your mind? Read this post to learn why seeking a life of convergence, instead of balance, could serve you better.

Daniel EpsteinFebruary 3, 2014

Career Failure Talk

Being Unreasonably Honest About an Unreasonable Talk

In the spirit of vulnerability and authenticity, I want to call attention to something I often struggle with as an entrepreneur. I have a tendency to get so excited about things I’m working on that I am guilty of hyperbole and sometimes stretching the truth. I’m hoping that in 2014 I can turn this bad habit around and I thought to myself what better place to start than with this post.

Daniel EpsteinJanuary 14, 2014

Career Mentorship

Why I Am Unreasonable

We recently asked some of our very busy Mentors and Scribes why they choose to give their time and energy to Unreasonable. We think their answers will intrigue and inspire you.

Chris YehJanuary 6, 2014

Career Guest Post Productivity Scaling Technology

How To Choose the Right Technologies for Your Startup

We’ve found a crowdsourced toolbox with more than 600 resources to get you out of decision paralysis and moving toward tackling the pressing tasks at hand.

Eric TylerDecember 19, 2013

Career Leadership Management Productivity Team

Workforce Engagement Series: Are You Courting Your Employees?

If you don’t understand an employee’s personal motivations, then you’re probably not engaging them in a way that brings maximum value to either party.

Wendy LeaNovember 18, 2013

Technology

Innovation Is Risky Business: A Call for Disruptive Action for Exponential Good

Our Astronaut/Fighter Pilot Scribe tells the story of crashing & burning (literally!) and how this changed the way he looks at risk & innovation forever.

Ron GaranNovember 11, 2013

Career Failure Management Team Technology

Corporate Culture-Is It Ruining Our Work Force?

71% percent of workers are “actively disengaged” from their work. Which begs the question – what’s wrong?

Wendy LeaOctober 7, 2013

2013 Voyage @Sea Full Interview Interview Leadership Scaling Technology

Founder of WordPress Shares Everything

In depth conversation with the Founder of Wordpress, Matt Mullenweg, on the beginning of Wordpress , raising money and the mistakes made along the way.

Unreasonable MediaOctober 4, 2013

Are We in Danger of Becoming the Fast Food of Social Change?

The days of lone heroes and quick fixes are over, and never were what we hoped they would be. Our problems are too complex to fix quickly, and too big to fix alone. For everyone trying to change the world on a deadline, give it up.

Cheryl HellerSeptember 16, 2013

Career Productivity

Effectiveness > Efficiency: Are You Climbing the Right Mountain?

As entrepreneurs, we often fall guilty to the pleasures of productivity. But productivity in and of itself is a quick road to an end not worth caring about. Read this post to ensure you are climbing the right mountain.

Daniel EpsteinSeptember 9, 2013

Branding Career Leadership Relationships Team

Transparency: The Need to Go Beyond Slogans and PR

“Transparency is a disinfectant for business – it’s going to clean things up but it’s going to hurt a lot.”

Wendy LeaSeptember 5, 2013

Career Management Team

What Managers and Entrepreneurs Have to Learn from The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones were one of the most successful media empires of all time. Read this post to learn some of the key insights that all managers and entrepreneurs should take away from The Stones.

Ken BanksSeptember 2, 2013

Balance Career Leadership Team

The Three Pillars Of Excellence: Availability, Affability, and Ability

Understandably, we equate excellence with performance. But my dad, a neurologist, makes the case that being excellent is more a consequence of how you treat people than what you deliver to them.

Teju RavilochanJuly 10, 2013

Balance Creativity Productivity Team

Putting The ‘I’ Back In Team

It’s important to recognize that some things are, well, just better on your own. Save yourself the time for group think. Most of the time, it does not lead to creativity.

Cheryl HellerJuly 1, 2013

Balance Career Team Wellness

Finding True North: Break Down Before You Break Out

Finding your true north isn't about "leaning in" or taking control. It's about slowing down. This post breaks down important steps to gain clarity.

Wendy LeaJune 20, 2013

Communication Creativity Debunking

Learning from the Profession We Love to Hate

It’s easy to hate advertising—most of it deserves the disdain it induces—but is based on some essential principles that can be incorporated in design for social innovation.

Cheryl HellerMarch 20, 2013

2013 Voyage @Sea Career Interview Leadership Relationships Team

Here’s What Keeps The Founder of WordPress Ceaselessly Compelled By His Work

Founder of Wordpress Matt Mullenweg shares the power of working with people and team dynamics (plus, why his team was called Janitorial) in this interview excerpt.

Unreasonable MediaMarch 2, 2013

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