Strategy is in Crisis (presentation)

Strategy is in Crisis (presentation)

I was kindly invited by Danil Kislinsky to present to his impressive Go Global community about why business strategy needs to be completely rethought. This is the current focus on my professional work.
Math is a Virus (Quantified Intro)

Math is a Virus (Quantified Intro)

This is a series of posts from a book I’m in the process of writing. I’ll be posting more as various chapters are developing, not in any particular order. Please. Let me be clear right from the start. I don’t dislike or distrust numbers. I find them elegant and useful...
A New Nutrition Facts Label

A New Nutrition Facts Label

During much of 2017, I worked with Treasure8 in San Francisco on a new kind of Nutrition Facts label that would be easier to read for both people and machines. The purpose was to present clearer hierarchies of information, in context, and make it easier for people to...
Should Corporations Go To Jail?

Should Corporations Go To Jail?

Whenever the subject of whether or not corporations are people comes-up in conversation, the most likely answer is “No! Are you kidding?” The conversation inevitably winds around to why corporations have rights that US citizens do not (they do, by the way) and if...
It’s Not Silicon Valley Anymore

It’s Not Silicon Valley Anymore

One of the things I’m most thankful to my parents for* is growing-up in Silicon Valley. To me, that means “a place where starting your own business wasn’t mythology, it was what the neighbors did.” When I started my first company with friends, back in 1989, in my last...