B17 – From Frustration to Emulation: Moguls of Media

Politics combined with media creates a friction-filled phenomenon every few years during the election cycle.  It seems as though there is no end to the cycle anymore, just increasing coverage.  Is the news giving us what we need to know? Or what “they” want us to know? Or merely what we crave to know, like […]

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B17 – Founder’s Dilemma

Why is there such an influx of entrepreneurs out there?  Why did I get pulled into these trendy area?  How many people actually understand the risk and statistical improbability they will be facing to make that startup successful? Successes, failures, and washes aside before I started down this path, many friends, family members, and peers […]

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B16 – Chasm Crossings & Marketing Metaphors

This past week I was at home visiting friends, family, and football. One particular friend has one of the strongest development teams I’ve seen. All of them super genius computer science people at the cutting edge of technology. And that’s where the issue starts. Their team is comprised merely of developers. No diversity in expertise […]

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B15 – Bulletproof Your Holidays

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and that can mean a myriad of things. For moms, it can mean being together with the family regardless of the logistical imperfections. For newlyweds it can mean the stress of balancing too many family obligations. For football fans: Thanksgiving Football. For ultra-consumers: Black Friday campouts. For students and many others crammed […]

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B14 – Power Up with Leverage

    But there’s one issue: in a maxed out schedule of classes, networking, informational sessions, speaker series, interviews that all lead inevitably towards a great high-paying job post graduation, why would I sacrifice or hold to an event that’s “fun” when there are events that might possibly be the one to accelerate my career? […]

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