Times Square in New York City is always hot and humid! Those of you who believe “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” or that every scribble is creative or that AI is creative … please find your corners and play … I promise to leave...
Times Square in New York City is always hot and humid! Da place always be pullulatin! As I sat at Times Square a few weeks ago in the post rain heat of a summer evening, to indulge in my favorite spectator sport of people watching, I was gently...
There is no doubt that a carefully chosen advisory board can add immense value to any company. However, extracting such value and actually putting it to use can be challenging, which is why so many advisory boards for small and medium-sized companies can fail. So, how...
Whenever, I visit india I am shocked at how much of the customs and objects of my childhood are eroded and lost. As a technologist and investor, it became a passion project for me to aid and abet in the effort of cultural institutions and...
Growth by acquisition is not usually an option for startups or small businesses. The focus is usually organic growth. Money is tight. Investors and/or advisors do not want to hear about buying other companies. However, of the many things a founder/owner has to do why...
I won’t start with a diatribe about how education systems are broken or woefully inadequate or even with “necessity is the mother of …”. Perhaps it is appropriate that it takes a pandemic to get us to rethink entrenched nonsense in the education system. I...
During these difficult times, your revenue and brand might be sluggish. Your supply chain, production and human resources might be making unpredictable appearances or could be actively looking elsewhere. Your finances and financing might be looking uncertain. Everyone is waiting for the economy to restart....
At the very least, I hope new nuances to the word “virality” will be found because of COVID 19. Here are potentially three positive nuances and changes to how we work and do business that might occur due to the impact of this pandemic:...
Good marketers try to get their potential customers to laugh. Isn’t it ironic that stand-up comedians do not market themselves very well? Most comedians are utterly charming or engaging in some way in person but they cannot meet everyone. Getting the right meetings is a...
Chances are you are reading this because you are a ‘#foodie’. Chances are you are a health AND environmentally conscious foodie as well. Chances are you have thrown a little money at a #foodEntrepreneur or two. Does your Supermarket or Starbucks constantly put new packaged...