Our culture is obsessed with big ideas. As if a concept is anything but a starting point on the long arduous road to building a sustainable enterprise. The late great Mark McCormack observed that true champions are never satisfied with their own achievements. Be that as it may, our culture[…] Read On
Even people who don’t get marketing or think it’s a load of BS still think they’re experts. The engineers, the IT guy, the CEO—I bet half the people you work with think they know more about what customers want than the customers do. Everybody’s a focus group of one. Maybe[…] Read On
I know it’s been a little quiet around here lately. Just working hard on book #2 and paying some bills. You know how it is. Just wanted to let y’all know that all is well, I haven’t fallen into despair over the Yankees losing to the Astros and decided to[…] Read On
It’s all too easy to look back with regret at the choices you’ve made when it’s too late to do anything about them. But that doesn’t mean you should never consider the path you’re on. Scanning the many bookshelves in my home for a particular title, I was struck[…] Read On
Millions of years ago—long before humans evolved frontal lobes and the ability to think rationally—we were creatures of instinct and emotion. We were all about survival. And that meant eating when food was available, seeking out shelter and safety in numbers, and, of course, pursuing members of the opposite sex.[…] Read On
One of the joys of living in the Bay Area is being constantly subjected to one-sided political ideology in inappropriate places like at work, school, restaurants, supermarkets, the dentist’s and what-have-you. I don’t have any hard data on this but, in my experience, every instance has one thing in common:[…] Read On
I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty bummed about Alex Trebek having stage 4 pancreatic cancer. And Luke Perry dying of a massive stroke. You know the drill – we all have stories of loved ones and stuff. Besides, the older you get the more that sort of thing affects you.[…] Read On