This photo in today’s Wall Street Journal caught my eye. It accompanied an earnings report story on John Deere. Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903639404576513981361991242.html?mod=ITP_marketplace_4 I thought about the conversation or email that must have solicited this image back from the media…
On Saturday, 2 July, 2011 Steph decided to surprise me with a trip to witness the final space shuttle launch. On Tuesday, 5 July, she told me about the trip by way of a hand-made book. Read the rest…
Demographics is destiny. — Arthur Kemp The political destiny of the U.S. for the next 25 years is sealed. Here’s how: In the United States, the proportion of the population aged >65 years is projected to increase from 12.4% in…
There was a good post today on the Fortune blog titled “Motorcycle Instincts and Startups” here: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/04/motorcycle-instincts-and-start-ups/ I think the post is a good read and draws useful parallels for a few aspects of motorcycling and startups. I’ve been riding…
I was asked to provide career coaching feedback on a new employment opportunity, so I worked up these questions. These questions are equally applicable to a startup or other business opportunity, with suitable modifications around manager / company / product…
This is an interesting graphic from The Economist magazine. It compares U.S. states’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and population to their closest match among the countries of the world. [swfobj src=”http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/media/2011InfoG/Interactive/US_equivalents_7/main.swf” width=”595″ height=”630″ align=”none” allowfullscreen=”true” allowscriptaccess=”always”]
My coastal friends often needle me about my fly-over state sensitivities, and rightly so. The issue sometimes becomes more of a cause than an observation for me, and that’s always a dangerous slipperly slope. However, in my defense, I offer…
The views were impressive looking out of the mansion, across the expansive lawns and down to Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean spanning the western horizon. I don’t think I ever knew how many rooms were in the place.…
Back in 2004 I wrote a holiday message about our Christmas tree titled The Seekers. It turned out to be one of the most popular essays of that era. Since then, it’s turned into a bit of a holiday tradition, with old friends asking…