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Lanham Napier

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Houston, Texas, The United States

Website

https://www.amazon.com/Billion-Bust-Growing-Com...

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Business, Memoir, History

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May 2019

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Lanham Napier is a lifelong Texan. He loves his wife, his kids, his truck, tacos, and hanging out with friends enjoying a Shiner Bock (beer). He also loves reading biographies and business books, working with awesome teams, growing companies. and the amazing possibilities of artificial intelligence. Presently CEO of BuildGroup (permanent capital and pragmatic coaching), he attended Harvard Business School and worked at Merrill Lynch before joining Rackspace as CFO. He became president and then CEO, growing the cloud-services company to nearly $2 billion by 2014.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Lanham Napier I had a bunch of problems writing Billion or Bust! where I didn't focus on it for a while and I didn't know what I wanted to do with it. When that hap…moreI had a bunch of problems writing Billion or Bust! where I didn't focus on it for a while and I didn't know what I wanted to do with it. When that happened, I asked one of the couple of editors I was working with what they think I should do. I loved the advice they gave and went with it every time. So, I guess "asking editors" is how I deal with writer's block. That's pretty high maintenance though.

I also think I might be too ADHD to get significant writer's block. A reviewer called my prose "eclectic." Although I don't disagree, I also think that's not a great thing. It's just how I write - 45 minutes, and then I'm done for the day, and if I'm stuck I go to the above process of asking my editor(s) what I should do. Teamwork, baby!(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Lanham Napier Getting feedback. When I took ideas and stories out of my head and put them onto paper, I received feedback. That was cool. I'm geared to take informa…moreGetting feedback. When I took ideas and stories out of my head and put them onto paper, I received feedback. That was cool. I'm geared to take information in neutrally, whether it's good or bad information; I just like getting information and feedback that my team and I can use to do better next time. Writing for me was as much about team as anything else. I had a couple editors, a publisher, a couple beta readers, and former Rackers who helped me bring the story to a better place than it would have been if I had just tried to write smart things in a void. (less)

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