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What a decade means – The Daily PPILL #163

What a decade means – The Daily PPILL #163

I didn’t run out of things to watch on Netflix. No one can. But for some reason I decided to watch AMC’s “Rubicon” again. If you haven’t seen it, this one I recommend. It is all I remembered it was. A psychological thriller, filled with riddles, where the only...
It is not enough just to invent it – The Daily PPILL #158

It is not enough just to invent it – The Daily PPILL #158

When the announcement of this product came out, it really caught my attention. After all, I am a bit of a nut when it comes to new audio technology. As soon as something like this is announced, I want to know what it is, how exactly does it work, and most of all, what...
No, I don’t know your dad – The Daily PPILL #153

No, I don’t know your dad – The Daily PPILL #153

One of the things I do, is that I provide mentorship and advise for small business owners. Recently, the heir of a small business owner came to me asking for direction on setting up their e-commerce initiative. A channel background comes in handy in these cases. Us,...
Vessels to the future – The Daily PPILL #148

Vessels to the future – The Daily PPILL #148

I recently read about Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong. In his many speeches and writings, he references this idea about Noah’s Ark story. A story that we are familiar with, where Noah selects two individuals from every specie on earth, and loads them into the...
Frameworks – The Daily PPILL #143

Frameworks – The Daily PPILL #143

Frameworks are very useful. They allow us to make decisions quickly. In our legal system -for example- we have a thing called “standing”. To have a case, you must be in the right jurisdiction, you must have had an injury, the injury must be demonstrably caused by...
When in Rome, do like Romans do – The Daily PPILL #138

When in Rome, do like Romans do – The Daily PPILL #138

Well, this is fascinating. I don’t even know how I missed it so far. Google has been working behind the scene on the next generation of their Google Glasses. With all the technology involved, it is ironic to hear how much the design of the glasses has been...