by John Macdonald | Dec 7, 2024 | The250
I’ve been disqualified from many of the professional paths I tried to pursue. Here’s a few: Disqualified from both Air Force and Navy flight school. Disqualified from being an astronaut. Disqualified from an expat assignment in the UK. Disqualified from a...
by John Macdonald | Dec 6, 2024 | The250
Doing hard things is how you win. I know this because motivational posters tell me so. Hustle-jock-SEAL-gym bros yell it at me. Fake-it-till-you-make-it solopreneurs cram my social media feeds with this message. Dig in. Grunt louder. Work longer. Hate the enemy more...
by John Macdonald | Dec 5, 2024 | The250
I’m a Bible guy. Not a thumper, but definitely a follower and believer (some would dispute that). Of course, the Bible isn’t a book. It’s a compilation of several texts written by over 40 authors spanning approximately 1500...
by John Macdonald | Dec 4, 2024 | The250
Sometimes you feel stuck (OK, sometimes I feel stuck). First, that’s OK because if you feel stuck, that might be Resistance. Which means you’re on the right track. The key is movement. Physical and mental. Get up and walk around. Go...
by John Macdonald | Dec 3, 2024 | The250
At 4TLAS, we build a platform that helps software developers build and test their code quickly and at scale. The reason why quickly matters is the closer to the creation of a bug that you find it, the faster and easier it is to fix it. The reason why at scale matters...
