Mitchell joined the US Navy at the age of 19. After serving six years in the military, this rescue swimmer pursued his business administration degrees and took up a position at the renowned travel publishing company, Lonely Planet.
He played a major role in transitioning his company to a digital-first mindset, quickly adding new features to get content to their users in the ways they've needed the most. In this episode, he shares his future plans, what he would’ve done differently, how COVID has been a blessing in disguise, and about the book he reads over and over again (that you’ve just got to put on your reading list this year).
Resources he recommends:
- Man’s Serach for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan
- The Nature of Software Development: Keep It Simple, Make It Valuable, Build It Piece by Piece by Ron Jeffries
- Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss
Companion brief
Bring this dispatch into a working session - one page in, scoping memo out.
Brief Foyer