Fortune’s Path: the Blog
Our collection of ideas and tools for building great products and leading a life founded on love. Because the best way to get rich is to help others.
Brian Adams: Real estate investing and how not to let money ruin your family
Tom talks with Brian Adams, President and founder of Excelsior Capital, a real estate private equity fund focusing on second-tier cities like Nashville and Kansas City. Brian talks about the responsibilities of parents raising children amid privilege and why real estate is a great investment for people who want to preserve their capital.
Harrison Stuart - school as startup
Tom talks with Harrison Stuart, founding head of Episcopal School of Nashville about how to choose staff for your startup journey and how to open a school in the age of COVID-19.
Products We Love: Brand Deck
The Brand Deck by Scott Thomas a/k/a SimpleScott is a great example of a product we love.
Do You Have the Right Stuff ?
A good way to examine how well your product features fit market needs is to do a features to buyer needs analysis.
Jim Reeves: sales as problem solving in a time of COVID-19
Tom interviews Jim Reeves, enterprise software sales expert, about how good sales is more like problem solving and research than manipulation and how COVID-19 is affecting the sales environment in healthcare.
Ronald Webb, Jr.: servant leadership is more than you think
Tom Noser talks to his old friend and mentor Ronald Webb about servant leadership, love in work, and the power of the moment. Ronald is a veteran difference maker who has led IT teams at Tractor Supply, HealthStream, Bridgestone, and other great companies.
Anderson Williams: why being wrong helps make us right
Anderson Williams, author and COO at BOS Framework, talks about the importance of being wrong, how BOS Framework is going to market, what's a product manager's role in an organization, and how the right kind of failure can build trust.
Christy Frink: making the most of an involuntary hiatus
Christy Frink, product leader, creative problems solver, gardener and Animal Crossing enthusiast talks about making the most of unemployment, how she identifies the features that make the biggest difference to users, and how she’s defining for herself what it means to live a good life.
Product Management and Jumpstart Foundry: Yes, We Can DoThat
When software starts to let you down, it’s tempting to seek out a custom solution. Fortune’s Path knew there was a better way without having to go that route. Custom code begone; we found a way forward for Jumpstart Foundry.
Aaron Briggs: on his life as a product
Aaron Briggs, product leader and strategist, talks about how fatherhood changes your outlook, viewing his life as a product, why some great products never make money, leading with love, and what state he'd eliminate from the U.S.