Prognostication is risky, especially when it comes to business. This article goes on a bit of a limb, connecting seismic shifts in B2B purchasing to a new set of competencies professional salespeople will need to be more efficient producers. In this first of four articles, we’ll look at the buyer. By now, we are all…
I took my 11-year-old son and his friend to see “Thor: The Dark World” this weekend. They “really liked it!” That’s because the plot and character development have little (if any place) in the male 11-year-old psyche. Thor: The Dark World is a convoluted mess. It is also just plain dull. Chris Hemsworth is back…
Charlie Rose must not die! Ever! Charlie Rose delivers guests and perspectives you can’t get anywhere else on TV, in print, or on the internet. Where else can you go to hear Warren Buffet, Paul Volker, Paul Krugman, Tim Geithner, Laurence Summers, Nouriel Roubini, Hank Paulson, and Niall Ferguson weigh in on the economy for…
When I first heard of ABC’s Shark Tank, I envisioned a National Geographic show about man-eaters. B-o-r-i-n-g! The show has nothing to do with the order lamniform and everything to do with great entertainment. Shark Tank is an irresistible blend of game show and entrepreneurs – with some borderline business celebrities. Instead of Soupy Sales…
Napster was incredible. Ask anyone who remembers. Peer-to-peer file sharing – a simple and brilliant idea flawlessly executed – gained millions of fans in months and simultaneously took down an industry. More than a decade later, that industry still feels Napster’s ripples. Two guys under 20. Some venture money. Silicon Valley. Unprecedented growth. 9th circuit…
This is the End is easily the funniest adult comedy since The Hangover (2009). Two truly star-worthy performances balance the film’s wild apocalyptic storyline and manic energy. The Office’s Craig Robinson and Eastbound & Down’s Danny McBride eclipse anything they have done on the big screen before. There is also a host of fun cameos,…