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How To Keep Up With Industry News In 3 Simple Steps

Imagine a leisurely lunch followed by a stop at the espresso machine on the way back to your desk. Suddenly, your boss’s boss strolls up and your mellow afternoon vibe instantly fades. Boss^2 makes some polite small talk and comments on a…

The Death of the Expert = Competitive Advantage

The “death of the expert” is one of the most fascinating themes I find myself going back to time and again in conversation with peers. Let me tell you why I think this is a macro-trend that is worth taking a moment to understand.

Meet your new best friend — the Assumptions Table.

This post is for big-company people only. If you actually make it all happen yourself — congrats — I envy you! For the rest of us, we have to play nice with others to get things done. At the time of this writing, I lead financial analysis and…

How I launched a lean startup for $8.17

I launched a startup today.

That might sound like a big statement, but it was really pretty easy. The whole thing took 3–4 hours of spare time on my iPhone and laptop while hanging around the house taking care of a 1 and a 3-year old…

Simple Portfolio 2011: Update with 6 weeks to go

Since May 3, 2011:
DOW up 3.4% 
S&P500 up 4.4%
Nasdaq up 10.0%

This portfolio has returned 17.0% since May 3, 2011. Given the Wall Street…

“There are weeds over there too!” (Greener grass and all)

I spent some time a while back in a training for “managers of others”. One component of the training involved salary planning as well as some commentary on motivating and retaining employees. P&G spends a lot of money to recruit…