People are generous by nature. Ask people and they will help you. This was one of the coolest things about creating @howaboutwe - there was an amazing community of builders in NYC that were so willing to help when asked. Your job is to ask the right questions and be open to learning.

My best friend (@bschech) and I decided to build @howaboutwe together. The collaborative nature of the choice was hugely helpful. We were inspired by the power of the internet and wanted to create something that would affect hundreds of millions of people. At some point we just decided to go for it. It was a leap.…

Being present is essential. That's the thing to prioritize above everything else because it's the thing that gives you the most energy, let's you use the time you have most effectively, and helps you see most clearly what's needed. Being present is so undervalued because it's so hard to actually attain and people…

I found the transition to starting a business/running a business from CEO'ing more seamless than most people would imagine.

There is also a loneliness to both roles that's particular. And a need to fail fast and often in order to learn, innovate, and perform.

Both basically involve creating experiences for people - compelling, life-changing, value-creating, easy-to-understand, lovely-to-share experiences

Teaching and CEO'ing are actually incredibly similar - much more so than our teacher degrading and CEO mystified society knows.

And @howaboutwe we use pivotal tracker rather religiously.

Additionally - my primary tool is email. My inbox, which I try to keep at 0, is a marker of everything I have to do. I frequently email myself (probably 50 times per day) with to-dos. I also use workflowy for longer term and personal stuff.

The best prioritization tool is rational thought. I remember this one time I was playing tennis with a guy and he went up to the net to collect the balls. There were three balls there and he picked up two of them and walked back to the baseline. In my mind I was like: there are two kinds of humans, those who pick up…

In my twenties I meditated pretty much every day for at least an hour daily. My mind is intensely active and so I found that it often took 40 or 50 minutes before I became quiet enough to identify with something other than my racing thoughts.

I've gone through many stages on this front. Everything from intense periods of practice involving at least an hour a day, to more relaxed periods. I'm currently in a more relaxed period.

Hi. Looking forward to the discussion. - Aaron