Hey, I’m Zak. Some would call me a business guy, a model-maker, or a strategist -- I’d say I’m a tinkerer, a fixer, a builder. I’m a stong believer in informed simplicity, the magic of analog objects, and a total spreadsheet geek.

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Currently Working On | Counterpart: A Business Studio for Creative Companies, Brand Deck, Understanding the Agency Cash Flow Problem

Some of My Writing | Be More Like MacGyver,  About Wind and Sails, Asking Great Questions,  Stop Chasing,  Habits of an American Gentleman,  Work = Effort + Progress,  Hammer or the Handyman

A Couple of Personal Projects | Stories with Warren,  Experience Institute Fellow,  Fargo Open Data Initiative,  Business Operations Facilitator & Coach,  Medellin Travel Journal,  Intrastate Crowdfunding, Google For Entrepreneurs/ achieveMpls Coach

A Few Other Places I’ve Worked | Head of Strategy & Business Development at Doejo,  Sr. Associate Cocoon Ventures,  Product Manager at Fellow,  Business Operations at Kedrion,  Finance at Thomson Reuters Innovation

Currently reading: Promised Land,  Traction,  Endurance

Ask me about: TypeNotes,  The Society of Adventurers and Explorers, Mr. Pink

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