Kishau Rogers @kishau@bigthinking.social

If you need to reach me, I’m at Powell’s, the largest used and new bookstore in the world, housing approximately one million books! Bye.

https://www.powells.com/locations/powells-city-of-books

Haven't been on social a lot lately. Work (growth) + My Dad was finally discharged after a lengthy hospital stay due to a major stroke; We remain hopeful for his full recovery soon (I have a list of bs for him to weigh in on … when he’s ready♥️). Also, I have a new neice!

Interesting #documentary flicks:

1. Rotten (#Netflix) - the chocolate episode will cure your chocolate habit

2. Our Universe (Netflix) - stunning visuals, interesting info for astronomy geeks, Morgan Freemen

3. Pepsi, Where’s My Jet (Netflix) - Corporations doing what corporations do

4. Dawn of Humanity (#PBS) - human evolution, South African cave exploration; featuring a team of female anthropologists

#Recommended

This card caused so much chaos. Here are more #Uno #HouseRules for your consideration:

1. Swap card allowed - swap hands with another player

2. Stacking action cards is allowed

3. Play out of turn - if you have an exact match, you can play out of turn provided that you play before the player in turn; this will skip all players ahead of you

4. Red Zero card = Draw 10, then every player must shift their hand to the next player

5. Show your hand - ask any player to show you their hand

I had a great chat with my girl Alex Batdorf at Get Sh*t Done on the power of sales & customer success. Here’s a clip.

Also, find the full episode on Spotify, Apple & here --> https://anchor.fm/get-shit-done/episodes/73-How-To-Use-Sales-Income-To-Bootstrap-Before-Funding-Kishau-Rogers--Time-Study-e1q4b6t/a-a8pr3oq #Entrepreneur #startup #innovation #BlackMastodon

Apologies for the absence of alt text on the photos. Reposting them here. #selfcare #retreat

Retreat Weekend #1. Only focused on 5 things (in no particular order):

1. Prioritize sleep & waking up without an alarm.

2. Go outside (walk)

3. Practice Mindfulness/Meditation , Prayer or Yoga (reconnecting to the present)

4. Say “no” to things you really don’t want to do (or make a list of things to say yes to). Or perform a calendar audit …. But only if you feel like it.

5. Journal (helpful for “brain dumps” & self reflection)

#photodump #selfcare #retreat

I often provide mentorship & advisory support to emerging #founders & #startup teams. When pitching solutions, it’s common to be met with a word salad of emerging tech used (#AI, #web3, #blockchain etc)

I’d love to see a culture shift in tech … more focus on outcomes, less centering of tools. You can build a house with a screwdriver, but in some cases, a screwdriver may not be the best tool for the job. I’d like to see more people explain why the tools selected are the best for the job.

Revisit “Genius”; a thought provoking read via The Atlantic (“Our Genius Problem”, 2002)

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/12/our-genius-problem/308435/

FYI According to Reiss’ theory, the “16 Basic Desires” that drive nearly all human behavior are:

acceptance, curiosity, eating, family, honor, idealism, independence, order, physical activity, power, romance, saving, social contact, status, tranquility and vengeance.

Photo Credit: Matt Davies (mrmattdavies.me)

On AI, Coding & Art: A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that the creation of AI-powered coding assistant GitHub Copilot relies on copyright-protected repositories of code. This may have impact on other AI generated works (music, arts … I see a lot of similarities in the act of coding and the act of creating art).

More details on the proposed lawsuit here —> https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/8/23446821/microsoft-openai-github-copilot-class-action-lawsuit-ai-copyright-violation-training-data

My wish is to keep my timeline pure. I’d love to know more about you, what you’re working on and less about <the latest drama #overthere>. This week I’m teaching a course at Univ. of Fl on Principles of Entrepreurship, judging this year’s alumni pitch competition at VCU, developing data tools to standardize complex enterprise (business) rules at Time Study, taking some naps, and entertaining the kids and my favorite pup “Chip”

#introduction I'm a 4x entrepreneur using #ComputerScience & #SystemsThinking to solve wicked problems. I am CEO at Time Study Inc. I think/write at bigthinking.io. I am a #VC advisor at Level Up Ventures, affiliate faculty at University of Florida C.A.M.E., President of the Computer Science Advisory board at VCU, mentor, speaker etc

Currently working on #EnterpriseSaas, #AI #ML & the intersection of art & tech.

To learn more about me, visit https://kishau.com (pronounced Kih-shaw)

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If you're new here, I'm a 4x entrepreneur using computer science, systems thinking & creative intelligence to solve wicked problems. I work as CEO at Time Study, I think at bigthinking.io.

To learn more about me, visit https://kishau.com