by John Macdonald | Jan 21, 2025 | The250
It’s the heart of the matter. It’s the reason you’re doing what you’re doing. There’s little point if you’re not making something better for somebody. The thing about better is that we often assume that a) better is objective, and...
by John Macdonald | Jan 20, 2025 | The250
The point of activism is to make change. Not to put “activist” on a business card. The point of creating a movement is to make change. Not to make yourself a deity. The point of designing new products is to make change. Not to sell snake oil. The point of...
by John Macdonald | Jan 19, 2025 | The250
There are many ways to look at, feel about, and argue about what’s happening/happened in Los Angeles. Leadership, systems, nature, God. An event like this reminds us yet again that we must continue to discuss, argue about, and work on these. It never stops....
by John Macdonald | Jan 18, 2025 | The250
You’ve heard this before: “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know.” Basically, success comes through connection over knowledge. For an engineer, this is a frustrating proverb because (most) engineers focus on knowledge. Knowing...
by John Macdonald | Jan 17, 2025 | The250
The system wants to make you feel like an imposter because imposters don’t change the system. But, if you don’t feel like an imposter… Your idea isn’t novel enough.What you’re trying isn’t important enough.Your vision isn’t big...
by John Macdonald | Jan 16, 2025 | The250
My social media feed is riddled with mushroom coffee ads. There’s one brand in particular that serves me the overwhelming number of ads. Obviously, I’m squarely in their demographic. They’re working me hard, but the CCA (cost of customer acquisition)...
