Nassim Nicholas Taleb is idiosyncratic, smug, and self indulgent; but you can’t deny he comes up with some gems.  The Black Swan was one; Antifragile is another. The idea is sort of like “adaptability,” but more positive. This is a clarifying concept for startups.  One way to think is that startups ought to be as robust as possible.  MORE >>

The Orlando Sentinel ran a story “Vendors complain after Orlando spends $ 8.7m on software without bids” I sent the reporter and the Editor this email “I read your article and would like to share some reactions. Cloud Computing, SaaS Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP MORE >>

Feeling tired at work? Forget the triple shot latte and try these 10 tips instead. You'll be raring to go! You may have read the stats. Workplace productivity is up and employment is down. That can only mean that fewer people are in the workplace but now they have to work harder and longer. Check out Inc. Leave the smartphone behind as well. MORE >>

While this was the last talk at Business of Software 2012, we are publishing it first as Dan Pink is just releasing the book -  To Sell is Human  - and despite not being published until December 31st it is already a number one bestseller. Nice work Dan. Like it or not, we’re all in sales now. As it happens I just finished writing a book. MORE >>

From Microsoft to PayPal, it seems every day another business launches an incubator. Here's what's motivating them to get in the game. These days, it seems, there's an incubator for everything. In fact, the National Association of Business Incubators estimates there are some 1,250 of them operating in the United States. It's an acquisition primer. MORE >>