This month’s list of books are books that I predict you will have a hard time putting down. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo Every now and then I come across a book that rips my […]
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To the Pied Pipers of Silicon Valley – Please Stop
The Twitterverse was aflutter on Wednesday, particularly among technology’s ruling class, with the news of President Obama’s appearance on Reddit’s AMA (Ask Me Anything). In case you missed it, President Obama spent 30 minutes taking questions on Reddit and answering them. It was everyman’s chance to touch the robe of the king as he passed […]
Books to Read – July 2012
After another extended break, the Books to Read list is back in time for the summer holiday season. I have tried to include something for everyone in this month’s list. The Path Between The Seas – The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 by David McCullough Regular readers of this blog and, more particularly those […]
Education vs. Training – What is College For?
Photo courtesy of IStockPhoto “You shouldn’t go to a four-year residential institution to get trained. You should go to a four-year residential institution to get an undergraduate education that is the foundation of the next 40 or 50 years of your life.” The quote referenced above came from John Hennessy, the President of Stanford University […]
Our Podcast is now on Stitcher
Today I am really excited to announce that the 350 Third podcast is now available on Stitcher. I have been recording a podcast for a little over a year now with my good friend Anders Brownworth. The focus of the show is primarily around the impact of the Internet on business. We occasionally wander off […]
Signing NDAs
If one is around technology for any length of time, there is at some point going to come a request to sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement). An NDA in it’s most basic form simply means that you agree not to talk about the originating party’s ideas with anyone else or use those ideas yourself. It […]
Losing vs. Getting Beat
Losing means that we came up short because we didn’t do all that we could. We didn’t invest totally, and the result is a bitter pill. We walk away feeling sick because we know we could have done more. We didn’t give it our best. Getting beat means we have more work to do to […]
Launching The Story Company
Last week I was a part of the launch of a really exciting new venture called The Story Company. The Story Company is focused on poverty elimination in developing countries through the design and sale of high-quality goods made by up and coming entrepreneurs. Here’s how it works: The Story Company designs merchandise that we […]
Having an Affair with an Ideal
Jess: ”Marriages don’t break up on account of infidelity. It’s just a symptom that something else is wrong.” Harry: “Well that symptom is (having sex with) my wife.” If you have seen the movie When Harry Met Sally you know the scene above. Harry (Billy Crystal) and Jess (Bruno Kirby) are at a football game. Harry […]
On the Way to the Mountain
Photo Courtesy of Stig Nygaard I have been reading How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clay Christensen. The thesis of the book is that, just as in business, you need a strategy in your personal life in order to live the kind of life you envision. There is a lot in this book that […]