You may know by now, that one of the thins I do is pro-bono work advising small businesses and early-stage startups. I do this through an association whose sole purpose is this, and all their services are provided by volunteers, just like myself. In that peer group...
There is a lot of lightning in Florida. A lot. That’s why the storm a few days back took out some equipment, and it even manged to damage the circuitry inside of a few LED lights. (Did you ever wonder why you need circuitry inside LEDs? The current has to be...
These are the basic three types of metrics. There are metrics that help us manage a process, to know if we are on-track or not. The speed on the dashboard. The number of customers we are working on. Our calorie intake. Then there are metrics to brag about, or...
It started with a rumor. A lie. As many rumors, they were talking behind its back. Accusing it of things that would never do intentionally. And people believed it, and the hatred grew. In the new neighborhood we live in, someone started an oak tree scare. Someone said...
There are many parallels we like to trace between business and military operations. Some I think are overstated. Most of the time, comparing our rather relatively inconsequential dealings with what our fine men in uniform do, putting their lives on the line, is almost...
When things are hard to compare, we simplify. So we take a leap, and we utter the words: “all things equal…” It helps us to make a point, to compare one thing at a time, forgetting about all the things that cannot be compared. And point becomes evident, but not for...
