Sitting on the outdoor patio of our favorite local breakfast place the other day my wife and I were getting a kick out of watching this little boy who run around nonstop, banging into things, spewing gibberish and looking like he was having a blast. After a few seconds I[…] Read On
Two years ago, Elon Musk revealed his Master Plan, Part Deux for Tesla. Sounded great. Unfortunately, and I have no idea how this could have happened, that plan appears to have been a fake. This, I believe, was Musk’s real plan: Paint a bullseye on the company by taking nearly[…] Read On
I’ll let you in on a little secret. When it comes to important questions like what products to develop, companies to acquire or executives to hire, successful companies are never whimsical. Their CEOs and leadership teams don’t make impulsive decisions. After Elon Musk’s impulsive tweet about taking Tesla private at[…] Read On
Everyone is losing their shit over Nike’s divisive new ‘Just Do It’ ad featuring Colin Kaepernick. The question is, why did Nike’s execs pull the trigger on such a risky strategy? The pundits say it was a calculated business decision based on winning more customers than they lose. I say[…] Read On
Everyone has favorite products. I seriously doubt if I could live without my old Pasquini espresso machine, Vitamix blender and Apple everything. And I’d be lost without my auto mechanic, my CPA and the woman who cuts my hair. The question is, who can’t live without you? I’m not being[…] Read On
Just when you thought California couldn’t get any wackier, the looney state legislators go full nanny state, passing a bill mandating female board directors for all public companies headquartered here, even those that are incorporated elsewhere. This is so wrong in so many ways I’m not sure where to begin.[…] Read On
Another day, another Steve Jobs tell-all book. Cue the biting commentary, the judgmental outrage, the recriminations, the Twitter tantrums. Yawn. Not to mention the overwrought headlines by disillusioned techies who didn’t even read the damn book, like Business Insider’s “The memoir by Steve Jobs’ daughter makes clear he was a[…] Read On