Karl L. Hughes

Startups · Technology · Leadership

2018, Dec 18 — 7 minute read

When I first graduated from college and went looking for a job with a startup...

2018, Dec 11 — 3 minute read

An “Application Programming Interface” or API describes the way that two computer programs talk to...

2018, Dec 07 — 7 minute read

My Macbook Pro is a couple years old now and I’ve been thinking about switching...

2018, Dec 04 — 7 minute read

“Chief Technology Officer” (or “CTO”) sounds like a glamorous title. It’s right up there with...

2018, Nov 26 — 3 minute read

How large is your online footprint? Marketing your startup is a matter of getting your...

2018, Oct 29 — 2 minute read

I was talking with an entrepreneur and investor here in Chicago today, and he pointed...

2018, Oct 24 — 4 minute read

People will continue to request more of your time until you say no. I was...

2018, Aug 30 — 2 minute read

I’ve started using Airtable for almost everything that I used to pack into spreadsheets. The...

2018, Jul 25 — 5 minute read

My backlog of project ideas is long. Like, ridiculously long. Even though I clean it...

2018, Jul 19 — 3 minute read

I’ve been using Google Forms for over a decade, and it has continued to impress...