Steve Jobs’ blog post on why iPhones and iPads will not run Adobe Flash contained the elements of interest based negotiation and tenure.  Far from what some have characterized as a rant, I found the post to be well written, well argued, compelling, and thoughtful.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Perhaps a a bit late, but the post contained detailed background [...]

I don’t have the most novel post to write today, but not referencing the birth of my second child in relation to topics that interest this readership seemed ingenuous.  And so, I will break one of my cardinal rules and share insights that lack novelty. As a father, there is down time while having a baby for those of you who [...]

I was looking for a good example of the most useful Nash Equilibrium scenario that I learned in business school from Paolo Siconolfi. The wikipedia page and other high ranking results didn’t have the one I was looking for, so I decided to mock it up myself. Below you will find the classic Nash Equilibrium 2×2 matrix: Assume Spacely and [...]

I went to get my haircut this morning and was planning on stopping at Oren’s on 71st and Lexington to get a hazelnut iced coffee. Oren’s is typically off my route, and I find their hazelnut iced to be one of the best in the city. It was around 8:45am and the store was closed. The open hour is apparently [...]

Jibe is hiring a VP of Technology. The job is based in New York and a great opportunity to work with leading social technologies as the fourth employee of a great startup.  I blogged about why I think Jibe is an important company tackling a big market at the time of Polaris’ investment.  Since that time, the company has done [...]

Ben Horowitz wrote a post yesterday titled, “Why is it Hard to Bring Big Company Execs into Little Companies?” His points seem reasonable, but the opposite side of the coin seemed worth stressing, as well.  Having started my career as an entrepreneur but also spent limited time in two large enterprise, I was continually struck by how many entrepreneurs were [...]

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It’s hard for an argument, plan, or idea to have more than key three points.  You’re welcome to have nuanced subpoints that you delve into with enthusiasts upon subsequent meetings or discussions, but most people in the crowd have a lot going on.  Also, when you have more than a few key points, you’re likely to forget some or all [...]

The famous business school negotiating tome, Getting to Yes, is referenced frequently in daily and professional life.  However, I find an even more common phenomenon, but one that is called out less, is “starting with no.”  I find that people typically start from a position of no, only to revert to yes upon a gentle and polite request for a [...]

During the height of the CB Radio boom in the 70s and 80s, Radio Shack had 6,000 stores and was opening 3 new ones a day. The company was killing it, as one executive put it, “Americans sure like to jabber.” (I read this in a print copy of this month’s Wired; I can’t find the link but if a [...]