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
One good thing may come of this crazy pandemic: Social distancing may put a permanent end to those dreaded open floor plans that have been all the rage these past years. And we thought cubicles sucked. Who knew the workplace could get so much worse? As if zero privacy and[…] Read On
We hang out with friends for a few hours at a time. Maybe grab some lunch. Catch up over cocktails or dinner. Watch a game or a movie. Then we go home. Not much to it. It’s harder for couples. So much harder. The honeymoon period is fun but it[…] Read On
One of the hardest things in business — any business, but startups in particular — is knowing who to trust. Having grown up on the streets of Brooklyn – before it was cool – I used to think I knew people. That I had a sense others lacked. I was[…] Read On
I hear that Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is so chill about leadership that he doesn’t make decisions, engage in any sort of conflict or do much of anything, really. Apparently he just sits there, watches, listens, ponders, and occasionally belches out a riddle like a talking fortune cookie,[…] Read On
Right now I’m relishing the last glass of a bottle of Petit Verdot from Steve Kent Winery in Livermore. I’m not likely to enjoy another anytime soon. Or ever. The varietal is almost exclusively used for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and other Bordeaux grapes, not on its own. And[…] Read On
It goes without saying that technology has been an enormous boon to society. But for the past decade or so Silicon Valley’s unicorn culture has spawned a massively overhyped and stubbornly persistent private equity bubble. I doubt that’s news to any of you. But even though the public markets are[…] Read On