Why a Stakeholder Approach Matters
Recently, I spoke to students at the University of Wollongong in Dubai about why I use a stakeholder approach in my textbook. I gave the talk a lot of thought because I wanted to capture...
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Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 13 with Brian Amerige of Thoughtful
What if? What if we re-thought what social means, to rid ourselves of the dark elements and instead promote the enriching parts?
The Age of AI
What a trio – former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger; former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt; and current dean of MIT College of Computing, Daniel Huttenlocher. These three teamed up to write a book...
The Problem with Education in America
Two interactions this week helped me to see the current problem in education. In the first, a friend complained about the high cost of college and how it isn’t worth it any more. In...
The Amazing Amazon
In Amazon Unbound, Brad Stone dishes out the last ten years of Amazon and Bezos history. Good book, but not great.
The Real Ugly Truth
While Kang and Frenkel provide a deep dive into Facebook’s history, the real ugly truth centers on the conflicting and biased writing embedded within.
The written word
For someone that never excelled at English in high school, I’ve written far more in my career than I ever imagined I would.
Reflection
When I reflect on the past year, it really was a great year for me and my family – financially, socially, health-wise, and career-wise. My wife’s business is booming, my career is rocking, our marriage is loving, my kids are thriving, and we are all moving in the right direction.
The confusing world of merchant services
Recently, my wife, owner of Firefly Wine Shop, asked me to review a company offering merchant services. Within 30 minutes of research, I tumbled down the rabbit hole of payment systems, getting progressively more...
The Paradox of Data Ownership on Privacy
Imagine for a moment you are walking down the street, see a friend, and stop to chat. You later tell a mutual friend about the meeting. Most of us would find little problem with...