Entrepreneurship

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, September 4, 2023 by Neil Senturia Now tell me true, do you love your bank? Banking is not as easy as it used to be. For example, in 2023 alone, let’s consider bank failures by Silicon Valley Bank, Signature, First Republic and Heartland, as well as a few other […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 28, 2023 by Neil Senturia Chaos can be good for your health. When paired with leverage and small bets, it is a three-course tasting menu for a certain kind of entrepreneur. Namely, one willing to keep losing until he wins. I am fascinated by behavioral economics. I have […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 21, 2023 by Neil Senturia It is summer. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. Last week my neighbor gave me some chocolate chip cookies and mentioned in passing that she used them to make “chipwiches.” Oh, really? Let’s go back to the summer of […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 14, 2023 by Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry Summer reading. When I was in high school (1882-1886), each summer there would be a reading list to prepare for the fall. I will refrain from any snarky comments about what is appropriate to read depending on what state you […]

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 […]