I overheard a woman on the subway today speaking with her companion about several friends who had recently been laid off from their jobs. Then she asked:
… Read the restBut damn! If we’re in a recession, how do people have money to keep buying all this shit? I was just in DSW, and it was packed!
Amidst the hype machine of Twitter, I find myself more conscious of simple, everyday interactions that resemble the 140-character bite-size messaging platform. When you think about it, there are many forms of mini interactions that long preceded Twitter.… Read the rest
In a discussion at my office last week, Steve Baker, author of “the Numerati,” described a day when there would be services widely available to help people optimize themselves in the new digital world. He underscored there have long been individual optimization services in the analog world.… Read the rest
Stephen Baker, senior writer at BusinessWeek, was the featured guest last week at Interesting Café, one of our culture events at Clickable. Pulling themes from his new book, the Numerati, he shared how a powerful new endeavor — the mathematical modeling of humanity – is transforming every aspect of our lives.… Read the rest
One of my startup‘s board members, Albert Wenger, said: “As long as there are one or more major positions or functions in a company that are not filled with or run by great people, it will be a drag on the effectiveness of everybody else.”… Read the rest
