The Kitsap

On the inside, every individual should be sharply distinguished by her work’. KITSAP/BUSINESS—When assigning responsibilities to employees in a startup, you could start by treating it as a simple optimization problem to match talents with tasks efficiently. But even if you could somehow get this perfectly right, any given solution would quickly break down. Partly

KITSAP/BUSINESS—Startups don’t need to pay high salaries because they can offer something better: part ownership of the company itself, Equity is the one form of compensation that can effectively oriented people toward creating value for the future. However, for Equity to create commitment rather than conflict, you must allocate it carefully. Giving everyone equal shares

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA POPULATION—24,486 Bainbridge Island is a small city in western Washington state. It’s connected to Seattle by ferry. The forested Bloedel Reserve has landscaped gardens and trails. Nearby, coastal Fay Bainbridge Park and Campground feature an east-facing beach with the Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound views. SILVERDALE, WA POPULATION—21,677 Silverdale is a town

KITSAP/BUSINESS—For people to be fully committed, they should be adequately compensated. Whenever an entrepreneur invests in his company, the very first thing he should be thinking about is how much he will pay himself? Yes, a company does better the less it pays the CEO—that’s one of the single most evident patterns noticed in a

KITSAP/BUSINESS—Companies also realize that a good mood is contagious and can spread from one person to another. Were you not convinced? What do you do when a baby smiles at you? Smile back, of course. So the mood of the people providing a service is also contagious. Psychologists label it as emotional contagion7—the phenomenon of

Evangelism comes from the Greek word that means “to proclaim the good news.” “When people believe in your product, they will help you succeed through credible, continuous, and cost-effective proselytization.” Evangelism is not mucked up with the desire to kill competitors and make fortunes. Customers don’t care if you want to destroy the competition. They