Last week, I read a great article published by FastCompany on the epic failure of an electric car start up called Better Place. It is the case study equivalent of a car wreck you can’t tear your eyes away from. It Continue reading Failing versus Failure→
Short post this week after weekend travel and a busy week. Hope everyone is doing well and got the chance to enjoy a great game last night. Congratulations to UConn in an historic National Championship. Aside from the disappointment of Continue reading “Why Not Us?”→
Did you know a world record was set this week in entrepreneurship? A sixth grader in Oklahoma sold 18,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies as part of the annual nationwide campaign. I heard the story on the news and it Continue reading Where’s Your Lemonade Stand?→
One morning while I was working in New York, I walked over to Starbucks with a senior banker with whom I met from time to time for one of our semi-formal mentorship sessions. I always enjoyed meeting up with him Continue reading What is Passion?→
As my wife and I pulled up to the drive through window of my local coffee shop this morning, the cashier surprised us with our total, “That will be $0.29.” “What?” my wife and I asked and quizzically glanced at Continue reading “That will be $0.29.”→
Great Q&A with an experienced entrepreneur from WSJ over the weekend, I wanted to specifically share his response to the first and final questions after talking about Hedgehogs a couple weeks ago. WSJ: He Failed on ‘Shark Tank’ – but Continue reading A Hedgehog at Work→
So, bad news, the Money Button is definitely broken. But why? There are three broad buckets that explain why the money button stops working, company, competition and the market. Under the Money Button theme, we’ll talk about each across a Continue reading What’s wrong with the Money Button? Part 1→
Imagine you are sitting at the top of a hill overlooking a grassy field. You notice a fox and a hedgehog resting in the shade of tree in the middle of the field. Suddenly, both snap to attention and stare Continue reading The Fox and the Hedgehog: A Fable Inspired by Jim Collins→
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you are probably my age – or younger. As I started in a recent role, an older coworker cracked a joke about “not forgetting to make the donuts” referring to the Continue reading You’ve Got to Make the Donuts→
A few days ago, I was asked what types of things do I like to read. Since I’ve been asked before and always want to ask the same thing of my friends and people I meet who think in unique Continue reading Favorite Blogs and Newsletters→