Bret PiattOlympic Golf: Skill Games + Tournament = Worldwide SpectacleI’m disappointed with what we get to see over the next couple of weeks. Not because it’ll be bad, it just won’t be the amazing event it…Aug 12, 2016Aug 12, 2016
Bret PiattWhat can you understand about the threat from a competitor by looking at ownership structure and…Earlier this week Alex Taussig from Lightspeed wrote an article titled, “What happens when private equity buys your competittor?” His view…Jun 10, 2016Jun 10, 2016
Bret PiattEmail from a Business Leader: I’ve Got News For You on OvertimeLast night the Department of Labor and President Obama announced new rules regarding overtime. The overall changes are about overtime…May 18, 20164May 18, 20164
Bret Piatt4 Steps: Web application availability through good fundamental design principlesThe purpose of this post is to help people understand how to design an available architecture while still keeping it efficient in terms of…Apr 15, 2016Apr 15, 2016
Bret Piatt3 things my startup is doing on this list of 5 things not to do…Came across an article today titled 5 Money-Wasters Your Startup Does Not Need and 3 of the 5 items are things we’re doing at Jungle Disk…Apr 12, 20161Apr 12, 20161
Bret Piatt“Big Government” isn’t the problem, lack of accountability for corruption is.Great article in The Atlantic this week titled, “What Americans Don’t Get About Nordic Countries”. TLDR: Scandinavian-style social welfare…Mar 21, 2016Mar 21, 2016
Bret PiattCustomer reward programs — don’t ignore or belittle the 99%So you’re running a business and want to come up with a way to reward your most valuable customers — why wouldn’t you want to thank them…Mar 21, 2016Mar 21, 2016
Bret PiattThe [Tech] Gold Rush Is Not OverOver this past weekend Jon Evans published an article titled “After The Gold Rush” and opened it with, “ The startup gold rush of the last…Feb 29, 2016Feb 29, 2016
Bret PiattReinventing Elementary Education for the 21st CenturyI’ll come right out and give my theory up front and then explain why… We need to stop teaching young children “facts” and we need to start…Feb 8, 20161Feb 8, 20161
Bret PiattPragmatic versus ideological — casting your vote for yourself or your fellow Americans?[The full original text of my post fro 2012 is below the “. . .” separator.]Feb 5, 2016Feb 5, 2016