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The Candidate's Wife

On meeting Amy O’Rourke on the campaign trail.

Exploring Austin’s Exploding Comedy Scene

After conversations with dozens of comics at open mics and comedy shows around town, here’s what I’ve learned about why the Austin comedy scene has exploded over the past two years.

Why I Went from Selling a Software Company to Selling T-Shirts

After spending seven years running a software company, here’s why I’d rather create a t-shirt brand at this stage of my career.

The Pursuit of Scrappyness

After Zcruit’s acquisition, I transformed from a scrappy startup founder to one that spent luxuriously to expedite growth. But now that I’m starting new projects, I need to relearn how to be scrappy — and to shake off the ensuing discomfort of moving slower and producing lower quality work.

Kicking Off a Self-Directed Master’s Program

Introducing my self-directed master’s program, where I’ll embark on a slew of six-week-long projects with a deliverable due at the end of each.

My Master Plan for Maintaining Relationships

Social media isn’t doing a great job at helping me stay connected with the people that I care about. So, I’m starting a newsletter called ‘What a Month! It’s Ben’ to share life updates and help me better keep in touch.

Lessons Learned From Accidentally Selling My Startup

This is my story of starting and selling my startup, and what I learned from ceding control of the business that I had no intention of ever leaving.