Pencil Problems

Kent's new career, imposter syndrome v3, dating vs. marrying companies, wolves vs. dogs, building your public persona

December 5th, 2018  |  57 mins 29 secs

blogging, careers, meta, tech

In this episode Kent and Nick talk about Kent's career change, building your public persona as a resume or a portfolio, marrying companies vs. dating them, the difference between being a wolf and a dog and so much more.

Episode 38: Life at a VC Backed Startup

August 31st, 2018  |  1 hr 39 mins

airbnb, silicon valley, startup, tech, tilt, vc

Today Nick picks Kent's brain about his time at Tilt and life at a VC backed startup in Silicon Valley.

Tilt allowed users to pool funds for objectives in a simple, social, and frictionless way online. At it's zenith it was valued at almost a billion dollars and has since been acquired by Airbnb.

Episode 28: Let's Jam | A Social Podcasting App

May 8th, 2018  |  1 hr 33 mins

apps, conversation, ideas, marketing, product, tech

Kent and Nick chat about a product idea: A social podcasting app. Really interesting idea and lots of different directions it can go. Let's jam!

Episode 25: Q&A - Productivity Tools, outsourcing tech, letting someone go.

April 13th, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins

dads, outsourcing, startups, tech, technology

We open with some project updates (ablecells.com, medium.com/fatherhood) followed by some Q&A from fans (I can't believe people still listen to this!).