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The Double Ten Grab Bag
I lost a best friend, and I’m still processing. A stent, healthcare, and payment apps clog my mind, too.
9 hrs ago
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Stephen Pao
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A Partial Answer
My first consulting gig, and the drive back to California
Oct 4
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Stephen Pao
September 2026
The Trip We Didn’t Take
A string of small interruptions, and what showed up in their place.
Sep 27
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Stephen Pao
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Seven Months Off
What I actually did after quitting my job at AskMe to really reset
Sep 20
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Stephen Pao
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I Got Hacked
Even after a decade running an email security business, I personally fell for a device code phishing attack from my mom’s accountant with a real…
Sep 18
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Stephen Pao
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An Even Harder Enterprise Sale
AskMe tried to sell with a soft-dollar ROI during an economic downturn
Sep 13
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Stephen Pao
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An Unexpected Salvage Operation
Six weeks into my first new job after moving to Seattle, the Board asked me to figure out what to rescue from a business after letting go most of the…
Sep 12
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Stephen Pao
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Judgment
Reviewing a friend’s management dojo proposal made me realize that the hardest management lessons I learned were not about skills
Sep 6
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Stephen Pao
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August 2026
Right on Track
A financial advisor check-in, a 1.7% overweight in risk-controlled assets, and why AI capex has us watching that number more closely
Aug 30
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Stephen Pao
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Stage One
What getting the first stent was like
Aug 23
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Stephen Pao
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Not Forever, Just for a While (Part 2 of 2)
What it actually took to leave Silicon Valley in 2001, once the only plan I’d ever followed had run out
Aug 16
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Stephen Pao
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How my first three jobs wore on me (Part 1 of 2)
Oracle, Visioneer, and Latitude Communications were really different experiences that ultimately drew me away from Silicon Valley the first time
Aug 9
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Stephen Pao
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