Don’t Be That Guy: The Serial Networker
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
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The Hatch Detroit Episode – The French Cow, Street Beet, Ilera Apothecary,…
As we do every year, we had the finalists for the Hatch Detroit competition join us in-studio to talk through their…
Episode 317 – Dealing with Dyslexia in the Tech Industry
So here's an interesting topic for discussion - dyslexia in the technology industry. Something you might not even…
Lessons Learned from the Comic Book Shop Trip
"I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable of accessing the entirety of information known to man. I use it…
The Lobotomizer
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Don’t Be That Guy: Salmon Style
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
The Vanishing
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blanke…
The 10 Commandments of Job Search
We gave you The Ten Commandments of Networking.
We even gave you The Seven Deadly Sins of Networking.
After…
What Taking My Daughter to a Comic Book Store Taught Me
I like to think that I'm a pretty decent human being.
Don't think I didn't hear that snort of derision...lighten…
The Path
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao-tsu, Chinese philosopher, about three thousand…
Johnny The Paperboy
"Four weeks, twenty papers, that's two dollars. Plus tip." - Johnny The Paperboy, Better Off Dead
There are…
Don’t Be That Guy: There Are No IT Jobs in Metro Detroit
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank
"Y'all gonna make…
The Silver Lining
"Every cloud has a silver lining" - various
Chalk this one up to "another time when Dave forgot to practice what…
Don’t Like Change Coming to Detroit? Get Involved.
"The city needs the suburbs…and, like it or not…the suburbs need the city." - Me, almost four years ago
Preface:…
Don’t Be That Guy: The Drive-By Recruiter
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
What Would You Say You Do Here?
You see, what we're actually trying to do here is, we're trying to get a feel for how people spend their day at…
Seriously, Shut Up About Facebook Messenger Already
I don't normally do this, but you're not leaving me any choice.
We try really hard to not deep dive into the…
How Not To Suck At Interviewing People
"See this? Our website? I just want it to suck less. Can you make it suck less? I have a big bag of money for…
Sanity Check: I Am No Hero
“I am not a role model” – Charles Barkley
I will tell you that I am many things.
I'm a father of two kids.…
The Road Ahead
Back in May of 2010, on the anniversary of our first Pink Slip Party, I took a look back at the growth of the…