15
Jul
Taste Is Necessary, But Not Sufficient
tl;dr: to be able to successfully use taste to select ideas, you need good ideas. A few people can
6 min read
Joe Dunn
23
Jun
Stress and Burnout: Why 2026 Is Different
Life in tech has always been fast, furious and stressful. This year is different. Some notes on the forces creating
7 min read
27
Jan
Balance: How to Think About Uncomfortable Decisions
A newsletter about the Human Forces that drive the fate of companies: Stories, Connection and Balance.
For regular updates, feel
6 min read
13
Jan
FOMO, Audacious Leadership, Pre-Product Market Fit (Startup Observations #2)
A short newsletter to VC, Investor and People Ops folks I have connected with. My intention is to provide a
3 min read
06
Jan
How To Tell A Story #1: The Foundations
The Power of Stories: A Brief Recap
“No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a
9 min read
08
Dec
Human Forces: Startup Observations #1
This is a short newsletter to VC, Investor and People Ops folks I have connected with. My intention is to
2 min read
03
Dec
Human Forces #1: The Power of Stories In Startups
A newsletter about the Human Forces that drive the fate of companies: Stories, Connection and Balance.
For regular updates, feel
7 min read
23
Nov
A Coaching Perspective : Human Forces
It’s been a while since we worked together or otherwise crossed paths!
I would like to invite you to
1 min read
09
Nov
Joe Dunn - A New Newsletter
Hi,
Thanks for being a reader of my previous newsletter, “Shaping Chaos” (and possibly “Tech People Leadership” before that). The
1 min read
27
Feb
"I Left It Too Long" - On Hard Conversations. Shaping Chaos 7
A roughly month newsletter about topics that come up in my practice coaching leaders in tech in San Francisco and
4 min read