Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, September 6, 2021 by Neil Senturia One of the great benefits of writing a column that appears on Monday is that I always get a shot at trying to say something pithy on Labor Day. In the past, I have explored the history of the labor movement and have […]
Starting at beginning with financial literacy for young adults
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 30, 2021 by Neil Senturia I am mentoring some young people who have aged out of the foster care program and are now on their own making independent choices and decisions. My assignment is to improve their financial literacy. I have given some serious thinking to this assignment, […]
Why the pitch contest is still a formidable rite of passage
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 16, 2021 by Neil Senturia I recently attended a pitch for a very clever solution to a monthly issue that most women face, namely menstruation. The pitch had won some startup competitions, earning a couple hundred thousand in cash and services, and the pitch was delivered by four […]
Pick a winner? ‘Best’ school, straight A’s are no guarantees
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 2, 2021 by Neil Senturia How to pick a winner? Now this is a fairly wide-ranging topic. People, deals, horses, sports, products, companies — you get my drift. I am fascinated by the concept of “winner,” and just what the hell that word means. What prompted this topic […]
A new way to think about equity: Give stakes for advertising time
by Neil Senturia Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26, 2021 On the day that you start your company, you own 100 percent of the equity. An important issue that you need to deal with at the beginning and going forward is to determine how much that equity is worth and how much of […]
Not buying into the box that teaches people how to parent
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 12, 2021 by Neil Senturia This is potpourri week, a heady stew of random craziness. I am a grandfather to several (seven) grandchildren. All four children are happily married and to the best of my knowledge not on drugs or in prison. That suggests that I had some […]