Buy vs. rent vs. build.

Tech companies are often thinking Buy vs. Build. Everyone is. You are a company. You have capabilities. You make stuff. You could make anything. Should you make your own salesforce automation/customer relation management platform? It’s just software… Buy it or

Buy vs. rent vs. build.

Tech companies are often thinking Buy vs. Build. Everyone is. You are a company. You have capabilities. You make stuff. You could make anything. Should you make your own salesforce automation/customer relation management platform? It’s just software… Buy it or

Vacuum innovators, suck vs drive

You are reinventing a category. Better to make the vacuum suck harder or make it drive itself? http://fortune.com/2017/09/09/james-dyson-vacuum/?utm_source=fortune.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=term-sheet&utm_content=2017091113pm

Vacuum innovators, suck vs drive

You are reinventing a category. Better to make the vacuum suck harder or make it drive itself? http://fortune.com/2017/09/09/james-dyson-vacuum/?utm_source=fortune.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=term-sheet&utm_content=2017091113pm

The first thing I ever ordered on Amazon

Three philosophy books, the first week I got to graduate school at Stanford.

The first thing I ever ordered on Amazon

Three philosophy books, the first week I got to graduate school at Stanford.

Media diet, Currently

NYT Twitter NPR Newsletters: Ben Evans, Axios Dan Primack, Fortune Term Sheet, Bloomberg Tech PBS NewsHour Shields and Brooks on Fridays Marketplace Morning Report What am I missing?

Media diet, Currently

NYT Twitter NPR Newsletters: Ben Evans, Axios Dan Primack, Fortune Term Sheet, Bloomberg Tech PBS NewsHour Shields and Brooks on Fridays Marketplace Morning Report What am I missing?

Best-of from this blog, since 2001.

I’ve been writing here for quite some time, and since 2008 a lot about startups. A colleague curated a selection of 50 posts that are the best-of from this writing. Have a read of my Beginner’s Guide.

Best-of from this blog, since 2001.

I’ve been writing here for quite some time, and since 2008 a lot about startups. A colleague curated a selection of 50 posts that are the best-of from this writing. Have a read of my Beginner’s Guide.

Leadership lessons from Sheryl Sandberg

Tldr from this good hour piece: 1. Via Dave Goldberg she says “In a partnership, trust the shared process” rather than hoping to hammer our agreement on all key issues up front and then rely on then as permanent bedrock.

Leadership lessons from Sheryl Sandberg

Tldr from this good hour piece: 1. Via Dave Goldberg she says “In a partnership, trust the shared process” rather than hoping to hammer our agreement on all key issues up front and then rely on then as permanent bedrock.

Bloomberg Tech TV, talking Knotel

Full Show: Bloomberg Technology (08/29) Guests include: Asia Society’s Lindsey Ford, Blockchain Capital’s Spencer Bogart, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Knotel CEO Amol Sarva. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg Tech TV, talking Knotel

Full Show: Bloomberg Technology (08/29) Guests include: Asia Society’s Lindsey Ford, Blockchain Capital’s Spencer Bogart, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Knotel CEO Amol Sarva. (Source: Bloomberg)

Amol F2F: my new video interview series.

First three episodes are in the can, produced, and viewable on Youtube. Amol F2F with Edward Shenderovich, the first and lead investor in DeliveryHero from Series A through IPO. Amol F2F at Kinnernet and H-Farm with Mel Rosenberg, the co-founder

Amol F2F: my new video interview series.

First three episodes are in the can, produced, and viewable on Youtube. Amol F2F with Edward Shenderovich, the first and lead investor in DeliveryHero from Series A through IPO. Amol F2F at Kinnernet and H-Farm with Mel Rosenberg, the co-founder

Snippets from Drucker.

MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES for the 21st Century Drucker, Peter F. Citation (MLA): Drucker, Peter F.. MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES for the 21st Century. HarperCollins, 2009. Kindle file. 1 Management’s New Paradigms Bookmark – Page 14 · Location 221 2 Strategy — The New

Snippets from Drucker.

MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES for the 21st Century Drucker, Peter F. Citation (MLA): Drucker, Peter F.. MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES for the 21st Century. HarperCollins, 2009. Kindle file. 1 Management’s New Paradigms Bookmark – Page 14 · Location 221 2 Strategy — The New

Friendship, according to Seneca’s Letter 48

I’m restarting my series of posts about Seneca’s letters to a young friend. I did maybe 13 a while back but there are 100 more. So here we go: In this one he is hassling the young fellow Lucilius for

Friendship, according to Seneca’s Letter 48

I’m restarting my series of posts about Seneca’s letters to a young friend. I did maybe 13 a while back but there are 100 more. So here we go: In this one he is hassling the young fellow Lucilius for