If you ask 10 CEOs to name the most powerful tool at their disposal I guarantee you’ll get 10 different answers. And not one of them will be correct. Make no mistake, there is only one correct answer: Q&A. When I start working with a new client – usually a[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Better Watch Your Back, Elon Musk, the Feds are Closing In
When Elon Musk announced Tesla’s Model 3 sedan, it was sort of obvious that he was getting way out ahead of his wheels on the pricing and delivery goals of the company’s first mainstream car. At least it was to me. Sure enough, instead of a sub-$30K car (after rebates) in[…] Read On
The Pipe Bomber Blame Game — Everyone Loses
It’s one thing to play the blame game to avoid accountability, it’s another thing entirely to fan the flames of violence for political gain. That’s a game where everyone loses. ICYMI, everyone is losing their sh*t over who’s to blame for the pipe bombs mailed to a who’s who of[…] Read On
3 Cringeworthy Boardroom Moments
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Boardrooms are more like the Trump White House. I suppose I’m as guilty of that as the next guy. OK, maybe more so. Whatever. Here are three stories of awkward and embarrassing boardroom moments from my corporate days in Silly Valley and beyond.[…] Read On
Why South Park Is (Still) Right About Trump and Clinton
“United we stand, divided we — um — never mind.” – John Dickinson Ahead of the midterm elections I give you one of my favorite FOX Business columns of all time, a riff on South Park’s season 20 premier that portrayed the 2016 presidential election as being between a “giant[…] Read On
Our Complicated Relationship With Nature
We may be on top of nature’s food chain at the moment, but make no mistake; in the end, we’re all just food. Not long after we bought our Santa Cruz Mountains property I was out in the car port working on our pickup truck when I heard my dog[…] Read On
Bloomberg Blockbuster That China Hacked Apple and Amazon Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
When I first read Bloomberg Business Week’s “The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies,” I thought, nah, Apple and Amazon getting hacked by Chinese operatives through a hardware implant on Super Micro servers assembled in China seems extremely unlikely. Now I’m sure of it.[…] Read On