Jason Bergman
@jasonmbergman
Jason Bergman
An empty seat is better than a poor fit. Brad Jacobs. Only work with the BEST and smartest people.
With a mediocre idea, a mediocre team will screw it up. With a mediocre idea, a great team will either make it work or throw it out and think of a better one. Ed Catmull
Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.
Nearly 57% of Generation Z is likely to purchase a product based on an influencer’s review
Shopify Staff • Gen Z Purchasing Behavior: 5 Trends + Brand Examples (2025) - Shopify
Social media consultant Charles Miller on balance:
"Spend a handful of hours a day going fast. Crush a gym session. Do deep work on a project you care about. Spend the rest of the day going slow. Take walks. Read books. Get a long dinner with friends. Either way, avoid the anxious middle where you never truly relax or truly move forward."
ServiceNow internally advocated employees being drivers, not passengers. Passengers end up in the same place as drivers but they are dead weight.
Amp It Up! by Frank Slootman
Somebody would ask me if he could get back to me about something next week, and I would reply ‘how about tomorrow morning? Might be completely unreasonable, did not matter. The point was to change people’s sense of urgency.
Amp It Up! by Frank Slootman
Most teams are not focused enough. I rarely encountered a team that employed too narrow an aperture. It goes against our human grain. People like to boil oceans. Just knowing that can be to your advantage.
Amp It Up! by Frank Slootman
Hiring is a sign of failure.
The perfect company is a computer plugged into a wall.
100 employees means 100 roles that you failed to automate.
Hiring should only be done as a last resort.
The perfect company is a computer plugged into a wall.
100 employees means 100 roles that you failed to automate.
Hiring should only be done as a last resort.
Ayman Al-Abdullah • Tweet
"The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused)."