I have a new hero. His name is Bill Hammack (AKA the Engineer Guy). Thanks to Gizmodo, I discovered someone who can tell techie stories succinctly and in an engaging way. None of this eyeballs rolling back in the head stuff. His website describes the approach as “Irreverent & playful.”… more »
Crayola: It’s about growing frequency of self expression
December 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Crayola may have re-invented itself from a business model standpoint, but from a philosophical, they have very much stuck to their core: it’s about enabling creative experiences. Crayons are something most of us are familiar with –whether the simple 8-pack or the 64-pack with sharpener– at one time or another,… more »
What’s Going on Up There? TheLadders.com Story…
December 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I love reading the “Corner Office” column that appears weekly in the Sunday edition of The New York Times. Every week I seem to find something interesting there. For example, last Sunday, the interview was with Marc Cenedella, founder and C.E.O. of TheLadders.com, a job search site. He talked about… more »
Opportunity Knocks with Fade-Out of Video Stores…
October 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
On Thursday, there was a story in The Wall Street Journal that talked about how “technology is killing the video-rental store–and a piece of American culture with it.” While reading about Alan’s Alley Video, run by Alan Sklar in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood for nearly two dozen years, I am reminded… more »
Unpacking Imagination – Endless Possibilities…
September 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In the Sunday Opinion section of The New York Times, there was a full page story titled, “Unpacking Imagination.” Written by David Rockwell, the president of the Rockwell Group, an architecture and design firm, it talks about creating the Imagination Playground in Lower Manhattan. It is a playground with lots… more »
