Tag Archives: Business

Has Google Become “Evil” and Does it Matter?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Bruce Keener

Before we get to the question of whether Google is evil, we have to decide what “evil” means. We all know that Google is not evil in the sense of being a group of axe murderers. But we may have … Continue reading →

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You Can Do It

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Bruce Keener

If today’s economy and fast-pace are causing you to feel defeated, you need to think about this tweet from billionaire Mark Cuban: Mark didn’t make his book by selling books filled with New Age mantras on how to get rich. … Continue reading →

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Is Amazon Losing Track of the Basics?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Bruce Keener

I love Amazon. Over the years, I’ve bought thousands of dollars of books from them, and no telling how much on other goodies. Their book prices have been always been fantastic, and shipping has been fast and reliable. I also … Continue reading →

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Links of Interest, 2010 Sep 12

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Here are links to some recent articles I found particularly interesting: TechCrunch on why Android is not working out to be as open as Google wanted. David Rock, author of Your Brain at Work, on how to have more insights. … Continue reading →

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Office Politics and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Bruce Keener

In reading an interesting article on office politics today, I was reminded of the power of self-fulfilling prophecy. In particular, Ben Horowitz noted the following in discussing how to handle complaints from one executive about the competence of another: On … Continue reading →

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Techies, Passion, and Knowing What You Want

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I enjoyed reading Tony Hsieh’s Delivering Happiness. It’s an informative and entertaining look at how Tony built Zappos.com and sold it to Amazon for an amazing 1.2 Billion Dollars. After reading through the book, I tried to analyze what it … Continue reading →

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Are You Focusing on the Right Numbers?

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Ever find yourself focusing your attention on a set of numbers, making decisions based on the numbers, only to find out later that they were really not good indicators after all? I’ll give you an example of how I was … Continue reading →

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Need to Understand Motivation? This 11-minute Video Will Help

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Bruce Keener

We all love money, don’t we? And most of us probably think that money is the key to motivating people: more money = more motivation = better performance. Well this formula is true when applied to people who crank out … Continue reading →

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Smart Advice for Business and Life: Review of Rework

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I am a huge fan of 37signals: its Basecamp product (haven’t tried the other products), its blog, and its founders. So, I bought Rework, the founders’ latest book, as soon as it became available (back in March). I read through … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends from TwitterLand (5-3-2010)

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Here are a few tweets that recently caught my attention: RickM “No surprise Warren Buffett defends Goldman Sachs. Buffett’s investment in Goldman pays him $900 every minute. $500 million a yr.” fredwilson “We are talking about Scenario Analysis on MBA … Continue reading →

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