Tom Tancredi

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Completed my first 5K!

Hey, I just did a public race, in November, in CHICAGO, at 6AM! Some personal accomplishments 1.) I never stopped running throughout the 5K 2.) This was the first time running outside, in a crowd 3.) this is the first time Julie and I ran together and my time was WAY up because of it. […]

Those days…..

I will tell you now, as a business-owner of 5 years There are those days those days that you do not live for those days that are painful, brutal, the ones you do not want to show up to the office for the ones that are above your paygrade you don’t get to avoid those […]

Public life blues

So there’s a small problem with running a company with your friends and family. Friends, close friends, know a lot of intimate things about my life whether I want them to or not. For one, our Operations guys know my salary. They know the salaries of my brothers. Heck, I know THEIR salaries. Also, because […]

The Myth of the Underdog

So I’m going to talk about Underdogs in the digital industry. Lets imagine there is a team that is diligent, hardworking, and a bit intense. This team drills to be disciplined to push through their failures and rise to successes. And failures abound for all aspiring teams. The flush of initial success can embroil a […]

My Top #5 Rules for Managers

Here’s the short list #1 – Your health is your responsibility. You can’t manage if you’re constantly sick, unhealthy, or rundown. Period.  It’s very easy to eat poorly, work long hours, sleep less, and develop nasty habits. Personally, I’ve gained 35 pounds since I became a manager and I’m taking actions to deal with it. I […]

I’m confused about mentors

So it seems that every tech entrepreneur has a mentor, is looking for a mentor, is a mentor, or all the above. It’s freshman year dating season all over again. I might be crazy, but I’m not doing any of those things. I have good friends, trusted colleagues, confidants, but there is no sage person […]

Trust is Earned

Trust is not a gift. It is earned in deeds done, and wars won. – Anonymous Trust between two professionals is a hard-won accomplishment. There isn’t a sin I haven’t committed when it comes to trust. When the company grew, I found myself doing annoying and downright rude habits with my colleagues. I micro-managed, I second-guess people’s […]

Professional development is embedded in our culture

We doubled in size last year. So 2x the people; 2x the costs; 2x the gross revenue; 2x the complexity of problems. In order to maintain the growth, we recognize that  professional development is now part of our culture. One thing we did poorly last year was not structure professional development for people who want […]

New York stunts your life

I’m a child compared to my friends. I am 31 years old, never owned a car and never owned a home, and don’t have children. I live in the cheapest apartment I’ve ever lived in my life, with my wife and cat. Logistically-speaking, my life is exactly the same as it was when I was […]