Back to tech blogging! Just published another blog post in my Leadership Lessons series. Lesson Learned: Take the time to provide balanced feedback to people and avoid the temptation to simply complain about things that aren’t going well. ajgilbert.medium.com/lesson-learned… #leadership

Wahoo! Love this gorgeous @fastcompany piece on Ben Gilbert David Rosenthal Acquired Podcast, "The Making Of". It is a privilege to witness Ben and David make art and magic over these years.

Wait... are LLMs just a directed manifestation of the Infinite Monkey Theorem?

This is brilliant erikbern.com/2023/12/13/sim…

The Taylor + NFL package is perfect bundle economics. (Intentional or not!) Both had entirely saturated their total addressable hardcore fans. The NFL is fully America's sport. Taylor is the world's cultural icon. But bundled together, they can address each other's casual fans.

It is hard to imagine something more "big-company" than pre-announcing your new login page. There's nothing actionable for me. I can't learn more. I can't elect to keep the old one. What's the point? Feels like 2007 Microsoft.

I've been pretty quiet on twitter/x but this is just too good to not share.

This year I am riding the Pan Ohio Hope Ride. Like many of you, I've seen vibrant lives cut short, devastating loss of loved ones, and terrible suffering caused by cancer. That’s why I continue to ride, donate, and fundraise. Please help me end cancer now. main.acsevents.org/goto/alangilbe…

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Recently discovered the Acquired Podcast podcast and it's an absolute gem! 🌟 Finished the NBA, Nike, Costco, and Microsoft episodes. Amazing insights and stories all around! Highly recommended!

Coming home from Seattle, visiting my grandson (oh, and his parents). Already enjoying my first flight on Alaska Airlines

I just finished riding GOBA 2024 and was so inspired by the culture, I wrote this blog post: ajgilbert.medium.com/goba-culture-2… If you enjoy reading it, please consider donating to my Pan Ohio Hope Ride efforts to support the American Cancer Society. tinyurl.com/372dbrbe

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This year I am riding the Pan Ohio Hope ride to support the Cleveland Hope Lodge, providing lodging, community, and support for patients facing difficult cancer treatment. Won’t you please support my efforts by donating to this exceptional cause? main.acsevents.org/goto/alangilbe…

Great article about an exciting company Blomso I mentored at Techstars this spring. Working with Kalib Riddle and Roan Kovach and seeing their vision come to life was incredibly fun and exciting.