Rita was recently asked how people can best prepare themselves for an entrepreneurial career later on in life. Here are her suggestions: There are three things that you can do to position yourself to start… Read more »
Archives for July 2006
Advertising Enrager
Is anyone paying attention over at XM Radio? The so-called ‘advertising free’ medium, for which I pay a hefty regular charge has now started inserting the most stupid, insulting ads into their regular programming. After… Read more »
The unexpected benefits of failure
Business Week just featured a cover story on how learning from failure can ultimately lead to success. Those who know us know that we’ve been on that theme for many years. The article is worth… Read more »
Wrong tools for the job of innovation
A mistake I see companies making all the time is to try to do new things with the tools that they are comfortable with from their existing businesses. Things like NPV, stage/gate planning, Six Sigma,… Read more »
New era for philanthropy
The transcript of an interview with Mac regarding the Buffet donation of $30 billion to Gates Foundation Knowledge@Wharton: I’d like to start by asking you the same question that Bill Gates himself raised during an… Read more »