” The point the speaker was making is that the Silicon Valley style of management, in business and elsewhere, focused on discrete problem sets with specific solutions, coupled with modern management theory about benchmarking progress against objectives (this is the  OKR framework). MORE >>

Because a little humor never hurts: 10 Monty Python quotes every business owner should know. and use! was setting up to take the classic "jumping bridal party" photo (I'm a wedding photographer on the side) and said,"Okay, when I count to three, everyone jump." Wait," said a groomsman. Do we jump on three, or is it one-two-three and then jump?" MORE >>

In the last six months the term “Big Data” has reached the mainstream media. Companies are furiously hiring brilliant data scientists to make sense of all the data they have. Most revolutionary: I no longer need to sheepishly disclose that … Continue reading → Data Big Data Data Geeks Startups MORE >>

Wharton professor Peter Cappelli argues in a new book that companies need to recruit talented people, and train them--the way they used to. When describing the skills shortages plaguing their companies, CEOs sound like the Ancient Mariner: Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink! Usually, America's schools are the fall guys. History major. MORE >>

New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. Certainly a non-viable business should be not fundable, but many viable businesses are also not fundable. Thus when an investor declines your funding request, you need to curb your anger and understand the real reason for this outcome. Inexperienced team. More rules of thumb. MORE >>