Month: August 2025

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

When are these Steps going to Start Working?

You watch the Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn (and more) ads on the steps and the small bits you need to do each and every day that will eventually get you there. And you can do all that, but then eventually ask yourself, “When will it start working?  When will I see the change that I need to be looking for?” There is no guaranteed answer, and the only one you can truly ask yourself is – “Do you believe enough in the steps to keep going to see what might come?” That’s the only answer.  

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Loss of “Fit” Test

Product Fit. Team Fit. Market Fit. We used to care a whole bunch about “Fit” Tests. Then AI came along and made it all about “Can you get it done faster than AI Fit Test?” Or, maybe we’re not asking AI those questions.  

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

Make it You

I don’t know why we still ask for Cover Letters, they are pointless. They are boilerplate, now AI-generated letters that are general highlights of your resume. No one reads them, no one wants to read them. When I was interviewing 4 -5 developers a week for weeks on end, I did not care to see their Cover Letter – show me their resume – show me the goods. Today I wrote a cover letter that was short and sweet and sounded most like me. “Hey, I see you need some help with the apps you’ve built, I have experience working

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

Idea Generation

Sometimes I sit down and try to come up with as many ideas as I can. I’ll set a goal that I will not stop until I write down 25 ideas. Then I get stuck at 15. I used to get up, go do something, try to think of more, but then I realized that was forcing the problem. The best way to get more ideas?  Is just to start doing it. Start writing. Start coding. Start drawing. Start working out. Then the floodgates open and the ideas spring forth. You don’t need an Idea Generator, you need and Idea

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

My Bad Writing

AI gets it perfect. My writing is not so much. When I was writing Code Your Way Up, the editor called me the “King of Run-On Sentences”. Not too bad a crown to wear. I won’t be writing with /tone any time soon. And that way, you’ll always be able to know it came from me.

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