Over the last few years I’ve seen two very different complaints against…
Amazon Will Dominate Through 10,000 Small Bets
I’ve been doing the Unsupervised Learning show since 2015. That’s…
The Rise of Home Theater
Another trend that’s been accelerated by COVID is the move away from movie…
Why Robinhood is Dangerous for New Investors
After ignoring the chatter for months I finally decided to check out Robinhood.…
Why I’m Staying in the Stock Market
I’ll probably be staying in the stock market for quite some time, and I…
Are There Such Things as Anti-Fragile Stocks?
I was thinking recently about COVID-19, and stocks, and the concept of antifragility,…
Punctuated Equilibrium in Business Technology, Prompted by Pandemic
I wonder if our recovery from this pandemic and its economic fallout might take…
How to Calculate and Communicate Your Desired Total Compensation
Negotiating how much you make at your jobs is one of the most important things…
Corporate Incentives Are Diverging From Employee and National Incentives
The 1950s were not as perfect as people with red hats like to think they were,…
The Most Important Productivity Lesson I Ever Learned
Back in 2003, right after university, I read a book that completely upleveled…
The Holy Trinity of Air Travel Convenience
If you’re a US Citizen who flies a decent amount, there are three things…
Examples of Bad Metrics
There are myriad books and websites describing the Top N Metrics in a particular…
The Difference Between Goals, Strategies, Metrics, OKRs, KPIs, and KRIs
Anyone who’s been in business for a while has had the conversation about…
How Technology Increases Production Without the Need for Humans
Over the last several years I’ve been reading extraordinary amounts about…
The Future of Work is Everyone Running the “Work” App
Let me propose one potential future to you—a future where most everything…
Companies Are Relaxing Their Degree Requirements to Find Top Talent
Glassdoor just compiled a list of top companies that are dropping college degree…
The Future of Content Destroys the Middleman
I think the content creation ecosystem—especially around blogging—will…
The Algorithmic Learning Series: Leadership
Art by Dan Tepfer This is an experimental series where I attempt to put Algorithmic…
Format Painter in Apple Pages
I mostly use Microsoft Word for documents because Office is the platform of business,…
One Answer to Failing Advertising is Customized Product Discovery
Everyone hates bad advertising, which is why the industry is in a freefall. But…
The Difference Between Precision and Accuracy
People tend to confuse precision and accuracy, and many of the definitions out…
How to Download Your LinkedIn Profile as a Resume
For some reason I get a lot of questions about how to create a resume from a LinkedIn…
The Mea Culpa Meta Game
I love the psychology that goes into post-outage write-ups. Amazon just had a…
Companies Exist to Serve Customers, Not to Employ People
I’m not sure when it happened, but somewhere along the American history…
You Should Have Two Different Kinds of Hiring Interview
Most companies and managers today are making a fundamental mistake in their hiring…
