PinnedWhy the Premier Lacrosse League is excited about Web3, NFTs & TokensWhat can Web3 bring? The promise of Web3 (and everything it encompasses like tokens and NFTs) can be simplified down to this: As a member of the community, you share in the community’s successes, and everyone is incentivized to grow the community, together. The foundation of the Premier Lacrosse League is deeply rooted in…Web 33 min read
Published in CryptoStars·PinnedHow DAOs could make their way into professional sportsDAOs or Decentralized Autonomous Organizations are a series of smart contracts that act on behalf of the community that invests in it. Another way to put it — it’s a community of people with a shared bank account. The promise is the democratization of the internet. It’s important to understand…Web 36 min read
Jan 2A Metaverse Story[Trying to] demystify the complexities of the metaverse and web3 through a story. A quest for understanding The term Metaverse has been thrown around a lot lately. …Metaverse6 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Jan 2Web3 Has Imposter SyndromeSomewhere between the promise of life-changing technology and new ways to get rich, we lost the notion of how does this actually improve our lives? Web3’s Promise The consistent terms thrown around are open, trustless, and permissionless. To someone in Web3, those words are incredibly powerful, but to the average person, that…Product Management4 min read
Aug 31, 20202020 Season Premier Lacrosse League Product ReflectionsIt has been a really interesting time for all of us. Covid-19 has systematically proven that slightly altering the equilibrium of the world can drastically change how we live. It is making us question the stability of industries that we initially believed were unmoving. The beautiful thing about us as…Lacrosse6 min read
May 4, 2020Introducing PLL Academy Virtual: World-Class Training. Anytime. Anywhere.This story was originally posted on the Premier Lacrosse League Website Accessing Personalized Training From Top Pros Just Got Easier The current state of the world has made accessing quality lacrosse training difficult. Even before COVID-19, access to training from PLL Athletes was reserved for those within driving distance to the PLL Academy events. With the public launch…Lacrosse3 min read
Oct 8, 2019Every software engineer’s first week should be sitting down with customersJust like every employee needs to know the company mission and values, I’d argue it is just as important for engineers to know the customer’s problems and needs. At NativX, every engineer’s first week was sifting through user feedback, sitting on customer feedback calls, and learning the problems and needs…Product Management5 min read
Jun 16, 2019Product Management frameworks: What the f$%k should I use?If you talk with 10 product managers or dev teams, you’re probably going to get a bunch of different answers. “We love scrum, it keeps us on schedule”, “No Kanban is the way to go, it’s flexible”, “User mapping is key”. It can really get overwhelming for what your team…Agile7 min read
May 16, 2019How tearing 4 ACLs prepares you for the ups and downs of businessI have a love-hate relationship with sports. On one side, it brought me life long friends, helped me get into an incredible school, and taught me the importance of teamwork. On the other side, it led to 4 ACL tears, countless hours of rehab, and being medically retired from the…4 min read
May 16, 2019Build For Users, Not Investors“We are partnered with IBM Watson. We have our own AI. This is a huge market opportunity. We can expand to 8 cities immediately. If I was able to go back in time to my past self and slap him for saying this stuff, I would. That was me a…Startup3 min read
