It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon and I’m doing what I do best … working. This morning I made brunch for the wifey and did my monthly invoicing. This afternoon I’ll be working on my new (secret) book project and then making dinner. It’s grilled Jamaican jerked chicken night at the[…] Read On
I know that sounds like a philosophical question, but I’m not really into that sort of thing when 1) I’m the only person in the room (there’s a dog here but when I ask her a question she just wags her tail), 2) it’s too early to drink, and 3)[…] Read On
Quick question: When you see the title, subtitle, and image below, what comes to mind? This is what one woman took away from it: She’s referring, at least in part, to the phrase “Entrepreneurship is about being the last man standing” that entrepreneur.com tweeted in promoting the article. I’ve so[…] Read On
As children, we were taught that actions lead to consequences. I know I was. And when I behaved badly, those consequences were immediate and unavoidable. There was simply no way to escape their causal relationship. Looking back, I’m still not a fan of how strict a disciplinarian my father was,[…] Read On
If you want to get a lot of people’s attention, tell them how they can get “more.” More what? Fame. Money. Power. Influence. Hair. Bandwidth. Page views. Productivity. Fans. Followers. Downloads. Apps. Kardashians. Fast food for a buck. Pretty much anything … except maybe gray hair and wrinkles. We’ve somehow[…] Read On
I love getting email from readers, especially hate emails like this friendly missive from a gentleman ostensibly named “Doug” (Warning: expletive alert … even though I bleeped some of them, it’s still pretty raunchy): I’m an aerospace engineer who can’t get a job. I won’t go into the specifics because[…] Read On
Max Levchin is a very smart guy. He’s the former CTO and cofounder of PayPal, a member of the PayPal mafia that spawned much of Web 2.0, and the chairman and largest shareholder of Yelp. And when it comes to cyber security, fraud, and encryption, the guy knows his stuff.[…] Read On