So many great topics that are languishing in my head: Marketing: Momentum is a bad thing - because we always have done it doesn't mean that we should continue in perpetuity Marketing/Product Management - Data - Use it to decide whether to continue...
Can we just drop the pretense? Cars with primer on the road. They are NEVER get a real coat of paint. They are destined to be rat cars until they hit the wrecker
than driving behind a Hybrid car that is "hyper-miling"*? Following behind an ginormous SUV hyper-miling. Seriously, you bought a 12MPG land yacht, so why do you try to stretch your gas milage to 13MPG by taking 1/2 mile to get to 35 MPH? Seriousl...
As I was bombarded with yet another sales manager grumbling about prices being too high (we are the market leader, and if we lower our price, all our competitors will match), it dawned on me that prices bring out irrational behavior. A classic exa...
Well, this was a grueling week. Our thrice a year extended management team meetings happened, and I had two (interlinked) updates to present. It all went well, but it was a couple of 10 hour days of meetings, a seriously draining week. Now, I am h...
How can you start a science geek thread that will quickly spread to hundreds of replies, and long nostalgic trips down memory lane? Post something about old HP calculators. This morning there was a Slashdot posting about the HP12C financial calcul...
I suspect I am not alone in this. How come my best work (analysis, strategy, planning etc) comes when I am under a severe deadline? It isn't polished. I don't have illustrative images. But at crunch time, the threads in the data that are needed to...
Well, this is one of many, but it is my baby. (Image is from Anderson Guitars website) It is a very refined, extremely playable bolt on neck strat style guitar. The electronics are squeaky clean. The action is perfect, and it has the Buzz Feiten t...
On the way in this morning, I saw a new Camaro, RS, that doesn't even have its permanent plates yet. The driver was driving aggressively, reving it high, and driving it hard. Sadly, it was smoking like it had 200K hard miles on it. Folks, the brea...
It struck again last night. Planning for the planning and strategy meetings, About 4 blog postings I NEED to write Quarterly business review meetings next week to prepare for And a touch of seasonal allergies (it has been windy, bringing pollen in...