I recently read the autobiography of Disney CEO, Robert Iger, and I of course loved it. Iger started out at ABC television in 1974 and quite literally clawed his way […]
I received a surprising number of comments in response to Friday’s blog about Patriot’s Coach Bill Belichick. Most just appreciated the message, but several said they know or work for...
I rarely watch sports but I love to follow the personalities b/c the drama is so extreme and the stakes are so high. B/c of this I recently read the […]
JVM will be closing at 1 PM today for the holiday. We will, however, have Mortgage Analysts “on-call” all day today as well as on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as […]
A few years ago, we hired some extremely talented people from Silicon Valley who informed me after they started that people from Silicon Valley “usually don’t work that hard,” and […]
I received a lot of feedback yesterday in response to my blog “Netflix vs. Blockbuster.” Some asked what I meant, and some asked how to find the next Netflix. What […]
There are some business stories that surface over and over in the many business books I read. Here are a few great examples. Steve Jobs “borrows” the GUI and mouse […]
Charles Schwab started to offer discount brokerage services (low commission trades) way back in 1975. Much of the financial industry paid little attention to the upstart firm but it nonetheless...
My brother recently shared this article from Inc. Magazine that explains the biggest predictor of career success. It is NOT “talent, brains, grit, luck or connections.” The biggest predictor of...
One of my favorite podcasts is “How I Built This,” as I mention often. In the podcast, entrepreneurs tell their stories (often terrifying) of what it took to get their […]
First, I reluctantly have to admit that Zillow really does have impressive algorithms, that sometimes yield surprisingly accurate results. But, Zillow also often badly misleads homeowners, creating...
Scott Galloway is an NYU business professor and entrepreneur whose commentary I love! Recently, he has been beating the heck out of WeWork and what he says is a ridiculous […]
“…that all men are created equal, that they are endowed … with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” When Thomas Jefferson wrote...
Given that few people are working today, I am keeping the blog short with only a few Fourth of July Fun Facts: Most Declaration of Independence Signers Signed on August […]
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