PinnedJames MarksinThe Twelve-Year Overnight SuccessRun the mountain, not the hill.If I had one word to describe my emotional state at VGKids between 2002 and 2007 it would be desolation.4 min read·May 8, 2017----
PinnedJames MarksTrivially easy: my beef with programming today.Culturally, we web developers have a bad habit of selling things by telling you they’re easy — just follow these steps. Simply do x, y and…5 min read·Jan 20, 2021----
James MarksThe 4-letter words that define meI want to be more deliberate about how I spend my time. I’ve lost months of my life focusing too deeply on any one activity, this is a…2 min read·Mar 25, 2021----
James MarksIn times of great uncertaintyIt’s been a difficult week, and I want to give the people around me a clear insight into how I’m thinking about the events unfolding…4 min read·Mar 21, 2020----
James MarksProjecting RevenueEveryone wants to predict future sales, but there isn’t general consensus on the techniques that should be used. Because there’s generally…3 min read·Sep 20, 2018----
James MarksMy father.I’ve spent most of my life thinking my father and I didn’t have that much in common, and only recently realized how wrong I was.1 min read·Apr 21, 2017----
James MarksThe Value of NowWhen I started writing earlier this year, it was supposed to be a kind of therapy. Yes, I had also hoped to raise my profile, help others…4 min read·Nov 29, 2016----
James MarksTwo Places at Once: Double Your Time, Double Your PotentialAt some point, there’s a hard limit on what we can accomplish in life, purely through the time it takes to master a skill compared to our…4 min read·Oct 26, 2016--1--1
James MarksinThe Twelve-Year Overnight SuccessWorking on What Matters: 20% TodayPart 1: Defining What Matters4 min read·Oct 21, 2016----
James MarksThe Silent Assumption Destroying My BusinessWhen Sean and I started Whiplash, we generally put off as many things until later as we could. We knew we’d eventually use barcodes to scan…5 min read·Aug 11, 2016----