by Jono Bacon | Mar 21, 2019 | Open Source
On Tuesday last week I drove down to Half Moon Bay with Jeremy and Ilan for the Open Source Leadership Summit. I always enjoy this event: it is smaller and more focused than the bigger conferences, which helps facilitate some great discussion. Angela’s team at...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 19, 2019 | Career, Imposter Syndrome
Across my career I have met countless people who have struggled with Imposter Syndrome. For those of you not up on the lingo, Imposter Syndrome is when people feel they are not experienced, qualified, or talented enough to be in the position they are in (such as...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 13, 2019 | Crowdfunding
I wanted to drop a quick note to you all that I have written a new Forbes article called Six Hallmarks of Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns. From the piece: While the newness of crowdfunding may have worn off, this popular way to raise funds has continued to spark...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 12, 2019 | Gin
OK, folks, little personal post here. If you are not interested in gin, or are not old enough to drink it, you can safely ignore this. I am an enormous gin fan. I love it. Yes, I know it divides people and many of you can’t stand the stuff, but hey, our...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 28, 2019 | Behavioral Economics, Leadership, Psychology
Mimicry is an interesting phenomenon in nature. Animals copy animals in various ways, such as the common behavior of insects changing their appearance as a tool to fool predators. Interestingly, human beings mimic other human beings too. We haven’t yet figured...