Tag Archives: Business

As I wrote about sometime back, I took on an apprentice / intern this year.  I wrote about the idea of the return of apprenticeships earlier this year as a...

I was out for some early morning exercise one day this week and started thinking about the Seinfeld episode where Kramer has a mysterious cough that no one can seem...

As I wrote about a few weeks ago, I left Symantec Corporation after two plus years of service.  My last day was this last Friday. I spent the weekend tying...

A few weeks back, I was singing the praises of Mint.com.  Now, I am beginning to wonder if the acquisition by Quicken is starting to drag them down. There has...

I have been at Symantec for over two years.  I came there to work with two good friends on some new initiatives happening after their product was acquired.  I had...

What if I am wrong? What if I fail? What if it doesn’t happen? What if no one shows up? What if I lose it all? What if it’s the...

So said Butchie to Omar. I had a situation develop over the last couple of weeks that was one of those times where you have to check in with your...

I spent a few days in Mexico last week, more specifically Cozumel.  I am not sure what I was expecting, but it went something along the lines of tropical paradise....

I think we ascribe too much value to “the great idea”, you know the one that will make us rich and famous and allow us to party like a rock...

A few weeks back we were having all kinds of issues with our internet service here at the house.  We called Time Warner a few times and they eventually got...

I was involved in a discussion ( OK an argument ) yesterday with a few co-workers about the upcoming release schedule for the software product I work on. There was...

About a year or so ago I moved all of our personal finances to Mint.com and away from Quicken.  I did it because I liked how dead simple it was,...

That did not stop me from attending an event last Friday night here in Raleigh put on by, among others, Amy Quinn. I know Amy from CTK Raleigh. After attending...

I read this quote this morning. I know it’s not an original idea, or pithy, or the next great thing to think about. This is a kick in the groin...

I wrote a post a few days ago about being able to operate in a lean environment. I had written it on the heels of some really absurd things that...

A few weeks ago, I watched a presentation from The Business of Climate Change conference wherein Jeff Rubin (@jeffrubin) articulated with compelling, if anecdotal, evidence that we are going to...

I just finished reading Seth Godin’s new book, Linchpin, over the weekend. Maybe I am just looking for some way to bring Ayn Rand’s Fountainhead into a discussion to sound...

I am sure you have seen the commercials where you have various “every man” characters claiming that their suggestions for Windows 7 helped to make it into the product that...