These are essays from the wayback machine. The topics are varied. Some are about business, but mostly rumination on current events and whatever caught my attention at the time.
Wolfing vs. Tasting
Trader Joe’s sells a very nice 500-gram dark chocolate bar for about $8.00. We break it apart and put the pieces in a jar. It’s
Carry On
There is a point in every big deal when it looks like it will all fall apart. There is a point in any creative project
Triple Bottom Line
The best jobs live at the intersection of three values . . . Good economics Good work Good relationships There is no objective definition for
Plan Like a Pessimist, Work Like An Optimist
We plan, prepare, work, worry, work some more, use our skills, and employ our tactics and strategies, all in service of bringing about a positive
Find The Causes and Conditions
People don’t just wake up one day with a need, with a desire to buy something. Something must happen. A “cause” must be added to
Happy Birthday
As I type this, someone is having a “birthday.” And another. And another. “Birthday” refers, or course, to another lap around the sun since the