Feminists and diversity activists everywhere are celebrating the demise of Travis Kalanick, Uber’s founding chief executive who was forced to resign by a group of investors and directors today. Kalanick has long been portrayed as the poster child for Silicon Valley’s bro culture, and his company branded as an evil enterprise[…] Read On
Every day, one or two of the craftier PR people manage to sneak through my defenses and get a pitch into my active inbox, for all the good it’ll do. Got one last week from a publicist pitching a book by a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist I’d never heard of.[…] Read On
There’s no shame in marveling at the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Whether you imagine what it’s like to live like that or laugh out loud at the ludicrous lavishness, that’s entirely understandable. I can even empathize with the jealousy that glimpses into the lives of the 1% often[…] Read On
What’s in a name? Everything. Names are powerful things. Labels, not so much. Names are the most precise way of identifying just about anything. If you invoke the name “Apple,” we know you’re either referring to the fruit or the company. If you say “Fuji apple,” we know exactly what[…] Read On
I was asked to attend a marketing conference in Vancouver, Canada. All expenses paid. Sounds cool, right? Just one hitch. It’s apparently a snowflake conference with a strict Code of Conduct. If you’re not “nice,” “kind,” “delightful” and “inclusive,” out you go. Same goes for off-color humor. And don’t even[…] Read On
Of all the stuff we should be worried about, our federal and state governments are focused on, wait for it, transgender bathroom bills. Not only that, but a who’s who of tech execs, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, signed a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott opposing[…] Read On
Ever wonder why a billion people are so enamored with social media that they spend hours a day posting and commenting on silly stuff that nobody gives a crap about? Is it because it’s addictive like gaming, gambling, pornography, reality TV, Big Macs and Starbucks? Of course it is, but that’s not[…] Read On