Nathan Barry's Recent LinkedIn Posts

Imagine getting a trophy for experimenting. This is exactly what they do in Steven Bartlett's office. The experimenter of the week gets a trophy. It doesn't matter if the experiment itself succeeded or failed. It's about generating awareness within the team that experimentation is what's celebrated. Steven even…

Early in your career, saying yes makes sense. You're building skills, meeting people, figuring out what you're good at. Every opportunity teaches you something. But at some point the dynamic flips. Your network starts working for you, and you have more opportunities than you can take. That's when being selective…

Awkward silence once made me $30,000. When the financial crisis hit in 2009, my freelance clients dropped off and all my work dried up. I was left with just one client—who then offered me a full-time job. There was only one problem: I was 18 years old and had no idea how to negotiate a salary. I asked friends and…

Imagine getting a trophy for experimenting. This is exactly what they do in Steven Bartlett's office. The experimenter of the week gets a trophy. It doesn't matter if the experiment itself succeeded or failed. It's about generating awareness within the team that experimentation is what's celebrated. Steven even…

Awkward silence once made me $30,000. When the financial crisis hit in 2009, my freelance clients dropped off and all my work dried up. I was left with just one client—who then offered me a full-time job. There was only one problem: I was 18 years old and had no idea how to negotiate a salary. I asked friends and…

How to decide what to stress about. If I say something dumb, I'm probably still replaying it in my head 11 years later. Just me? But replaying a moment doesn't really solve anything. And when you're building a business, there's always something new to add to the pile. After a while, it can be difficult to tell w…