Neil Senturia

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 7, 2023 by Neil Senturia How hard is it to get to “yes”? I recently had lunch with a client who is an investment banker, and I ask him how his business is going. He replies, “lousy.” He is laying off three employees (20 percent of the staff) […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 31, 2023 by Neil Senturia My dad was a radiologist, reasonably successful, highly respected at the university and the hospital, and for his entire life, he wore a simple Timex watch. Metal band, plain face. He only owned one watch. Today that is downright un-American. I love it […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 17, 2023 by Neil Senturia I recently got an education in entrepreneurship meets how the world really works. In the classic economic model, the perfect outcome for the rapid growth of a platform is to try to create a network effect. In simple terms, a network effect refers […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 10, 2023 by Neil Senturia My bride, Ms. Barbara Bry, and I recently had a slice of pizza with the two founders of EvoNexus — technology entrepreneur Rory Moore and Walter Davis, who served in the Navy for more than 30 years, retiring as a vice admiral. Originally […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, June 26, 2023 by Neil Senturia Professional poker players know that continuing to play until they win — however they define winning — is often a losing strategy. Expert players abandon about 80 percent of their hands; amateurs play their starting cards more than half the time. The above […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, June 19, 2023 by Neil Senturia Let’s think about risk and outcomes. Tim Koller and Dan Lovallo, McKinsey executives, recently put out a paper on “Overcoming a Bias Against Risk.” Their theme is that corporations have become too timid and the financial decisions of individuals in the arena of risk […]