Word of the day Pottyfatwa (n.) def. A command issued by a three-year-old in the bathroom.  ¶ 2:06 PM 0 comments

  Rules to Being Guy Kawasaki Yet another list of rules for conducting business in the new economy from Guy Kawasaki. As always, it contains a good mix of obvious things you may have forgotten, important things to remember, and Guy's pet peeves.  ¶ 1:55 PM 0 comments

  Why Classics Majors Make Good Consultants Which of the following is better training for a consultant?

1. Performing deep research to gather entirely new informationfocused on solid, verifiable evidence before you feel comfortable defending an assertion?

2. Trying to make a new interesting observation about something people have been making interesting observations about for the last two thousand years?

For more, see The Not-So-Definitive Guide To Management Consulting  ¶ 1:47 PM 0 comments

  Fooled by Randomness Finally got around to reading
Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book. It's a little idiosyncratic and he can be overly disdainful at times, but its an entertaining screed, and a very useful antidote to the bizarro logic of speculator capitalism.  ¶ 1:46 PM 0 comments

  Boxer Rebellion I love Barbara Boxer. Nice interview on The Brian Lehrer Show.

I wonder how the movement to draft her to run for president is going...  ¶ 4:39 PM 0 comments