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
“Overall, this makes it extremely unlikely hoaxes changed the outcome of this election in one direction or the other.” – Mark Zuckerberg, November 2016 In light of this week’s grilling of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Capital Hill over fake news / Russian meddling in[…] 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
I hate myself for what I just did. After hearing a news anchor cheerfully announce the end of summer on August 28th because of the early launch of Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, I thought, that can’t be right and googled it. That was my first mistake. The top news story[…] Read On