Incredibly sad to hear that Kelvin Kiptum died in a car accident today. Kiptum had only been running marathons for a year and broke the world record marathon time at 24. He was going to rewrite the record book.
The courage to start.
The discipline to focus.
The confidence to figure it out.
The patience to know progress is not always visible.
The persistence to keep going, even on the bad days.
That's the formula.
Today is my 32nd birthday.
Over the last month, I asked several 90-year-olds what advice they would give to their 32-year-old selves.
Here's the life advice everyone needs to hear:
Company news: We totally revamped our compensation system this summer. In short, "Flex Comp" now gives everyone a simple UX where you see your total compensation and choose a mix of Cash/RSU/Stock via simple sliders.
For April Fools this year, I built a version of the internal Snapchat app that let employees change the main screens to look like they used to in 2016 🤪