Blogonomics
Robert Lee Hotz is a science writer at The Wall Street Journal where he reports on new research and its impact on society. In a recent article, he said “In the beginning, there was the genome. Then came the foldome, the phenome and the connectome, quickly followed by the secretome, the otherome and the unknome.” His point […]
Flip the Digits?
A dear friend from high school and I were commiserating the other day about the birthdays we both had just enjoyed. She told me that when she turned 65, the thought occurred to her to flip the digits: 65 became 56. How nice. Now that we both just turned 67, a flip of the digits […]
Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck
Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck — What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur and Build a Great Business is a new book by Anthony K. Tjan, Richard J. Harrington, and Tsun-Yan Hsieh. I first met Tony Tjan in 2006 when he was doing some consulting work for Knovel Corporation in New York, where I am […]
Apple Hubris?
A friend of mine was having trouble with his Apple iPhone 4. For some reason, the iPhone no longer recharged. My friend verified that the charger and cable were not defective. After calling Apple support, they agreed the iPhone was defective, and although the warranty had expired, overnighted a new iPhone 4 for $149 +the […]
Media Companies Fighting for Fees — Correction
Thanks to Michael in Alameda, California for catching an error I made in the post about media companies fighting over fees. The company I referred to as Aero is Aereo. I use a website called phenom.aero, so I must have had aero on the brain. I have corrected the original posting. My apology goes out […]
