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A BDP from an unlikely “industry”
My first job out of business school was with a management consulting firm who focused on growth strategies for their clients. The four founders of the firm were former partners at Bain, and they...
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My John Muir Trail adventure
Many of you know I’m about to make my trek down most of the John Muir Trail, and that I will be “off the grid” from today (August 8th) and on the trail until I emerge at the Symmes Creek Trailhead...
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A spontaneous reaction
I’m still struggling to get back into a writing routine after my John Muir Trail adventure, there’s a lot going on in my life and job, and I’m still a bit consumed with the deeper, reflective topics...
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Performance and an opportunity to explore it
The underpinning principle of this blog is “meaningful failure”, and what you can learn when you examine this critical juncture of where you fail and embrace what you can learn through that failure....
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Startup advice brilliance
A friend pointed me to a superb summary of advice for startups, specifically calling out the ways that advice can be flawed, along with some perceptive insights into how to identify advice that’s...
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Dealing with equality, invisibility
In the past two weeks I’ve had a series of conversations with friends and colleagues about women in the technology workforce, provoked by of all things, water pollution. The commonality being we’ve...
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The Brand Value of “No”
One of the most valuable lessons I learned as a venture capitalist, and one that my partners and I took super seriously, was how our personal brands and firm’s brand would be built on how we said “no.”...
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My User Manual
A little over a year ago I started a new job, and a big component of my role was to help the company bring a lot of scale to their marketing, and bring a higher tempo and user focus to the company’s...
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Personal Heroes
I have personal heroes – folks who have lived their lives in ways that give me inspiration and a vocabulary to name my own ambitions. People who are unafraid to say what they believe, regardless of...
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I’m done with Uber – The moral cost is too high
I was one one of Uber’s best fans – I must have recruited a dozen friends and colleagues to the service, because it fundamentally is just so much better than taxis or car services. Wonderfully inspired...
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A life of generosity lived with an open heart. I will miss you, Ken Myszkewicz.
A friend of mine was murdered six days ago. He was 43 years old and left behind a wonderful wife and son. And amidst the heartbreak and the tears, my friend left life as he lived it – focusing all of...
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Preparation for an upcoming blog post
I’ve been working on a post about feminism and the different paths women face in careers and society that men don’t face. Here are a few resources that have both informed my journey and point of view,...
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I am a feminist because of my sons
I think I was part of the problem for longer than I realized. As a man, I simply assumed everyone got treated the same. Got paid the same. Was listened to equally – because I sure was listened to. And...
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Cabals of Women
Sunday mornings are “read the paper” mornings for my wife and me. Today she got to the NY Times before me, and casually remarked “did you know there are cabals of women in Silicon Valley whose goal was...
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There is no “career path,” just a network of relationships
And how you get from one adventure to the next A few weeks ago I was asked to give a talk at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics, on the subject of career paths....
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Being Mansplained To And The Opportunities That Are Missed
by Peter Zaballos I’ve certainly been aware of mansplaining and am generally sensitive to it. But I have seen it happen less than I have had women remark on it. And they remark on it with a sincerity...
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Unthinking Power and Authority
by Peter Zaballos This past week my wife and I moved our youngest of four children to college – totally fun and a momentous occasion for the three of us, and the family as a whole. And it was an...
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Looking through the turn
By Peter Zaballos I recently started learning to drive a race car, something I’ve always dreamed of doing. With the encouragement and support of my wife and all four children, I began taking...
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What I’ve Learned Over a Career
By Peter Zaballos Reflections Upon Retiring I have officially “stopped working,” which is a way of avoiding saying I have retired. I’m still active on two technology company boards. Still very much on...
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Thank you, Malcolm Gladwell
By Peter Zaballos Why we donated to Diablo Valley College instead of MIT I listen to a lot of podcasts. It’s one of the reasons why living in the heart of Seattle is so awesome — I walk a lot every...
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