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Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 13, 2020 “Life is what happens while you are making other plans.” That quote is often attributed to John Lennon (from the song “Beautiful Boy”), but the original quote is from Allen Saunders, a cartoonist for Publishers Syndicate. Would that we could dismiss the last 90 days as […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 6, 2020 I have children and grandchildren. I started late, so great-grandchildren are probably not possible. I have lived my entire life in the entrepreneurial world. I have had three full distinct careers (can’t hold a job). There was no logical path to explain this journey. My father […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 30, 2020 “Life isn’t fair.” That quote has been attributed to several hundred thinkers, writers, philosophers, pundits, wags and washerwomen. OK, so then what? For an interesting perspective, I turned to Harvard professor Laura Huang’s new book, “Edge, Turning Adversity into Advantage.” The common and accepted mantra for […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 23, 2020 In 2008, Edward Lorenz died. He was the father of what is commonly known as Chaos Theory. He was a professor at MIT and a meteorologist. His breakthrough research validated the “butterfly effect” — which says that small effects can lead to big changes and that […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 16, 2020 I just saw the future. I spent the day at the San Diego Science and Engineering Festival at Petco Park. But as is always the case with the future, it also has a past. So, let’s go back in time and remember Larry Bock, who changed […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 9, 2020 What are the risks for smart, powerful, successful women? For advice on that puzzle I turned to an article in the Atlantic by Derek Thompson, “When a Promotion Leads to Divorce.” I try to make a concerted effort to support and coach women entrepreneurs. The statistics […]