When I was twelve years old I had one purpose in life. I wanted to be a Colonel. And not just any colonel. I wanted to be an Honorary Colonel in the…
When I was twelve years old I had one purpose in life. I wanted to be a Colonel. And not just any colonel. I wanted to be an Honorary Colonel in the Kentucky State Militia. Just like my hero – Colonel Sanders. I had to start off slow – Kentucky was the glamor state to […]
This was going to end badly. My boss screamed at me in front of my colleagues. I had done something wrong of course. I had sent a product to the client without…
This was going to end badly. My boss screamed at me in front of my colleagues. I had done something wrong of course. I had sent a product to the client without debugging it thoroughly. It was my fault. But I don’t like being yelled at. And fortunately I was sitting on a job offer […]
WHY DO YOU NOT CHANGE EVEN IF YOU NEED TO? cassidysummers @cassidysummers: Why, even if you know you need to change, can one not change? Answer: It was time for me to…
WHY DO YOU NOT CHANGE EVEN IF YOU NEED TO? cassidysummers @cassidysummers: Why, even if you know you need to change, can one not change? Answer: It was time for me to pee on my boss’s desk. When I took the job two years earlier I was told, “the only way to get fired is […]
WHEN I HIT BOTTOM Corey Mays @coreyisamaysing: What was one of the most important things you learned from failing at a start up? Answer: I called my parents to borrow a few…
WHEN I HIT BOTTOM Corey Mays @coreyisamaysing: What was one of the most important things you learned from failing at a start up? Answer: I called my parents to borrow a few hundred dollars. Two years earlier I had $15 milllion cash in the bank. Now I had $0 in the bank. ZERO. I had […]
[Some questions and answers from my recent Twitter Q&A] EXTRA-MARITAL DATING SITES Hamzah @Hamzah81: Whats the reason for the rise in extra-marital dating sites? Is our society decaying and losing it’s morals?…
[Some questions and answers from my recent Twitter Q&A] EXTRA-MARITAL DATING SITES Hamzah @Hamzah81: Whats the reason for the rise in extra-marital dating sites? Is our society decaying and losing it’s morals? Answer: The Parker Meridien is a prestigious 5 star hotel in Manhattan. The restaurant, Norma’s is one of the best breakfast places in […]
My kids don’t know who the Rolling Stones are. They don’t care either. And why should they? Setting aside the common argument every generation makes with the generation after it (“our music…
My kids don’t know who the Rolling Stones are. They don’t care either. And why should they? Setting aside the common argument every generation makes with the generation after it (“our music is better than yours”) what can distinguish Mick Jagger from, say, Selena Gomez, who they admire? Or Adele? Or any of the other […]
One time I wanted to sell my company to HBO. The CFO was looking at the numbers. They were willing to buy it for a tiny amount but it was an amount…
One time I wanted to sell my company to HBO. The CFO was looking at the numbers. They were willing to buy it for a tiny amount but it was an amount that would’ve taken me about one billion years to save because that’s just the way I roll. I figured I would quit after […]
