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Will Ukrainian Culture Survive This War?

What happens to the culture of a people when they are plagued by war? Do the people survive? Does their culture survive? Will Ukraine survive? We cannot do much to stop this war. The news frequently shows us the devastation that Ukraine is experiencing. We...

How To Optimize Your Sales Cycle

Previously I discussed lean sales cycles and their importance for scaling startups or established companies. A repeatable, high-margin sales cycle is also necessary to train outsourced sales teams or AI tools. Now, let's examine how to develop such a sales process. 1. Identify the ideal type of customer. Hidden...

Tech Oxymoron #3: Speech2Face

Apparently the safest way to be racist, sexist, ageist or grossly prejudiced is to be an AI that is born in MIT and hyped as ground breaking by its creators. Imagine if you closed your eyes and heard someone speak and decided how they looked....

Brooklyn! Don’t Miss It’s Botanic Garden.

Who says New York is a concrete jungle? You just have to know where the oases are and find some time to enjoy them. One of the most idyllic locations in NYC is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Yes! A full blown botanical garden just a...

Are Diamonds Really A Girl’s Best Friend?

Many economies, wars and at the very least male female romances/ contentions are all driven by diamonds. Yes they are shiny and almost indestructible … but their value is driven by someone telling girl kids to lust for diamonds … and by Marilyn Monroe and...

Ever Wonder Whether A Museum Was A Hermitage?

There is one museum made up of several royal hermitage buildings called “The State Hermitage Museum” in St. Petersburg Russia. The State Hermitage Museum was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky....