The Hardest Question for Retailers: “Why Not Amazon?”
A while ago (while we could still meet in person), I had the pleasure of being part of a panel at an A.T. Kearney event on the future of retail. This was a really fascinating discussion about one of the most compelling questions in American business. Ben Smith of A.T. Kearney did a great…
IntraMon Receives InventorOR Visionary Award Sponsored by HMTA
We are pleased to announce that IntraMon is the winner of the 2020 Visionary Award at the InventOR competition. InventOR is an annual competition among inventors and entrepreneurs at Oregon’s universities and colleges. Teams from across the state presented their ideas and prototypes for everything from marshmallow guns to rocketry. IntraMon has developed a wireless…
It’s Time For Social Media Platforms to Grow Up
I wrote this op ed piece for Digital Trends, where I am on the board, on June 1 2020. It was partially motivated by President Donald Trump’s attack on Twitter and Facebook but more significantly by the use and abuse of those platforms by a wide range of fringe groups. In this age of deep…
Who Tells You The Truth About Your Customers?
There is nothing more important that hearing the honest voice of your customer without finesse or filters.
Dishing the dirt and spilling my guts
I had a very interesting chat with Julie Roehm about my life and career. She did such a great job of making the conversation seem friendly and natural that I forgot I was being recorded. Suddenly, we were talking about my childhood and how I got where I am. Fun chat but it suddenly dawned…
Fun video interview with Ash Karbasfrooshan
At the recent Digital Media Summit in NYC, I had a chance to sit Ash, the founder and CEO of WatchMojo. Ash is a great interviewer and we had a lively and thoughtful discussion about running digital media companies and also early stage investing. It’s up on YouTube now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z40Szos39fo&feature=youtu.be