Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A merger between two public technology companies ends in disaster. Turns out the executives of the company being acquired sugarcoated critical aspects of their technology and the acquiring company’s CEO bought it hook, line and sinker. This is not some sort of[…] Read On
Nobody would argue that fear-mongering headlines based on selective data have all but taken over the click-hungry media. The more red meat for the social media mobs, the better. What about the sacrosanct notion of income inequality — that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer?[…] Read On
If collaboration is king, then how come the one thing that distinguishes the most successful entrepreneurs of the modern era is their absolute faith in themselves? Despite long odds and hoards of naysayers, they listened to their gut, carved their own path and won big. They trusted their own focus[…] Read On
In case you didn’t know, I’m very into cooking. Asian cuisine in particular but I dabble in Italian, Cajun and Mexican, among others. Don’t call me a foodie; that’s just a fad. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid back in the dark ages. One of my favorite shows, Food[…] Read On
Overheard this morning in the Tobak household: Steve: Check this out, God is on Twitter. Kim: Um … and this matters to me why? Steve: I don’t know, it’s just funny. He tweets funny shit like “There’s not a plan.” Kim: Still not getting it. Steve: He has like 5 million[…] Read On
Figuring out your career is like living in a maze with conflicting hints at every turn. One self-proclaimed expert tells you one thing and another tells you exactly the opposite. Instead of listening to what everyone else says, I have a better idea: Try figuring things out for yourself. If[…] Read On
How do you measure success? Probably not the same way I do. And therein lies the rub. Success, like happiness, is entirely subjective. It can mean vastly different things to different people. It’s also an outcome. An effect, not a cause. A culmination of actions and events. In other words,[…] Read On