From Idea to IPO: “Ideating 101″

From Idea to IPO: “Ideating 101″

May 2, 2013

What is really new anymore? If you tell me the latest new thing, I’ll tell you what idea was innovated to create it. Tell me about Vine and I’ll tell you about YouTube. Point out the newest Apple Gadget and I’ll show you 10 products they innovated to create it. This doesn’t diminish anything that these companies have done. They are...

From Idea to IPO – On Startups

From Idea to IPO – On Startups

Apr 22, 2013

For most people, when it comes to their career, the idea of starting something new isn’t exciting. What is it about “New” that can cause such resistance in people? After all, we love new “things” right? It starts when we are young. From the time we are children we love to get new things. Toys, clothes, books etc. As adults this...

Leadership, Insanity and Change: Was Einstein Wrong?

Leadership, Insanity and Change: Was Einstein Wrong?

Nov 15, 2012

When Albert Einstein said “The Definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,” he was merely recognizing the fault in continuing a behavior if your desire is to change course. Therefore if you continue to do the same thing because the result is what you are looking for then insanity would really become...

Social Media for the C Suite – Are you a CE -> GO or CE ->NO ?

Twitter Sucked – Or so I thought… The first few days I went on Twitter I was hardly impressed,  In fact, I thought it just plain stunk.  I signed up, followed a few stars and people that I knew, and then I watched the “stream.”  My first impression was that it was total non-sense, it was like a social experiment (gone bad) where you could find...

Skype: Not a Replacement for Telepresence

Skype: Not a Replacement for Telepresence

Apr 26, 2011

In the position I am in, I see new technology come every day. With the arrival of new technology, often older products see the end of their life cycle, and eventually they  go extinct. The buzz word for this in the high tech world is “Disruptive” technology: The idea that new better, faster, and/or cheaper technology will quickly erode demand for...