Archive - From Here to There: Strategy and Mentorship for Innovators

The Cost of Indecision in Leadership: On the invisible tax leaders impose when they hesitate or defer without clarity

Diagnosing quality decisions + reflections on a grand-daddy bottleneck that causes people to quit, projects to fail, and companies to diminish

Jun 20 •

IRL Meetup: UC San Diego - June 12, 2025

A FHTT workshop alongside a JOPRO discussion salon.

Jun 11 •

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May 2025

Managing Up and Across (HBR Guide): The Unspoken Skill That Shapes Success

Book Review: We look at this standard-issue primer and evaluate its use for innovators. "Leadership isn’t only top-down."

May 31 •

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What I Learned Judging MIT’s AI Venture Studio Demo Day: Lessons on Pitching, Strategy, and Execution

My insights as a judge: what separated the good pitches from the truly ready, and what to note (or how to coach) for your next demo session.

May 28 •

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Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd

A formula for AI in companies

Published on One Useful Thing • May 22

Introducing Sports Talk: Accessible Mentoring, Leadership & Strategy Examples

Matt Rhule, Nick Saban, and other coaches will be on display as we examine leadership, strategy, and tactics in communication, buy-in, and leading a…

May 12 •

IRL Meetup: MIT AI Venture Studio - Demo Day | Post-Event Social

Celebrating AI-first innovation, hands-on venture building, and community connection at the MIT Media Lab

May 7 •

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Iteration Beats Stagnation, Momentum as a Better Beacon Than "Progress"

What innovation leaders and teams can do when clarity is scarce, timelines are fuzzy, and forward motion is hard to come by.

May 5 •

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April 2025

The "From Here To There" Game Plan: Strategy & Leadership for C-Suite to Early Career

Our goal is to holistically address the entire leadership-innovation space, and facilitate understanding for seeking to become fluent in and build up…

Apr 18 •

First Time on a Panel? Advice on how to make the most of speaking opportunities for newbies

Tips for those venturing into the role of a speaker, and how to manage uncertainty in conversation - when and how to facilitate a great panel…

Apr 11 •

Applying to Google Summer of Code: Top Tips from a Multi-Year GSoC Mentor

Dos and Don'ts from over five years within the GSoC program. Part 1 in a series of Google Summer of Code topics: this time, advice for Contributors on…

Apr 4 •

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March 2025

Success: not at what cost, but to what end?

What Kind of Success Are We Pursuing? A brief unpacking the values and visions that guide our destinations. Part 1 in a series on re-considering how…

Mar 26 •

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