Archive - Only New Mistakes

Weekly Mistake #64 - New Year, New Goals, Who ‘dis?

Happy New Year to you all!

Jan 3 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

December 2024

Weekly Mistake #63 - Smart Luck & Luck Surface Area

There’s a concept called “making your own luck” that seems to be everywhere I turn lately.

Dec 9, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

November 2024

Weekly Mistake #62 - History doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme

First, credit to Mark Twain for the title.

Nov 12, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

October 2024

Weekly Mistake #61 - Busy and not thinking

I’ve always had a hard time writing while working full-time.

Oct 18, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

May 2024

Weekly Mistake #58 - #60 - Rinse & Repeat

For over a year, I’ve been writing (mostly) weekly updates from the post-layoff seat to contracting and soon to a new full-time role.

May 18, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

April 2024

Weekly Mistake #52 - #57 - Catching Up

I’m several weeks behind in writing and wanted to jump back into it, so today’s newsletter is a collection of four short notes rather than the previous…

Apr 30, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

March 2024

Weekly Mistake #51 - Hard Things

This post is being drafted from beautiful Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Mar 17, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

Weekly Mistake #48-#50 - Slipping

With two startups trying to launch and one trying to raise a round of funding, things are hectic right now for a team of one.

Mar 9, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

February 2024

Weekly Mistake #47 - Hiring Makes It Real

Indeed grew their headcount by 750% over my seven years there.

Feb 19, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

Weekly Mistake #45 & #46 - Remote or Not

I never wanted to be fully remote.

Feb 8, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

January 2024

Weekly Mistake #44 - Compartments

Last week, I explained my role as a CTO/lead developer on HeatCheck and as a Tech Executive Coach. In addition, I’ve also been working with a startup…

Jan 26, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

Weekly Mistake #43 - Pushed from the nest

I had a hard time processing the video shared by Brittany Pietsch this week, and it pushed me to think more about my layoff.

Jan 20, 2024 •

RC Johnson (he/him/his)

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