My 2023 Book Report (2)
Section Two: Fiction Books and Series That I Enjoyed 2023 was an interesting year (for me) in my fiction reading. In addition to continuing some long-running series that I have enjoyed, I discovered a number of new authors and new takes on genres, such as mysteries, that I have read widely. I am going to…
My 2023 Book Report (1)
Section One: History Books That Made an Impression Suffering from a bit of guilt because of my friend Brad Beren’s long-standing tradition of sharing an annual accounting of all the books that he has read in the just closing year. You can read it here. It’s an impressive (and maybe intimidating) list covering 42 books–many…
Old Delinquency. New Technology
My father was a juvenile delinquent. Actually, he matured into an adult delinquent but that’s another story for another day. One of my favorite stories about his misspent youth, involved his gang (and I use the phrase loosely) and their confrontations with a bellicose Irish motorcycle cop. My dad grew up in a large, multi-generational…
How A Locked Door Can Be Your Top Management Tool
Your business loses time and efficiency whenever disagreements devolve into bickering. Here’s how to stop that quickly. From the late seventies until the late eighties, I worked for Tycer-Fultz-Bellack, one of the first Silicon Valley ad agencies focused on high technology. I learned some of the most important lessons of my career early. Interestingly, the…
HMTA Honored As A 2023 Community Catalyst by OEN
Horan MediaTech Advisors is honored to be among the first individuals and organizations honored by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) as a community catalyst. The award was presented at the annual OEN banquet on November 16, 2023. Ciara Pressler of Pregame and Mike White of Willamette Equity Advisors were the other honorees. A Time For…
Bud Light: Into the cross fire of brand polarization
photo from Wall Street Journal Several months ago, I had an active discussion with my good friends, Brad Berens and Lana McGilvray about how brands were becoming more partisan and more polarizing. You can read that exchange here . This came back to the forefront of my consciousness because of the firefight over Bud Light…