Business Plan or Wing It?

Business Plan or Wing It?

Right out of grad school in my first job, it was my job to start companies. I worked for a group of early-stage investors who found ideas they thought were promising and we turned them into viable companies. At one point my colleagues and I Read More

Love ChatGPT, Bard, and Other New Tech Tools?

Love ChatGPT, Bard, and Other New Tech Tools?

Several years ago, a client asked me how I stayed up to date on new technology. After all, I don’t generally go to tech-related CLEs. My first thought was just that I’m always using the new tools that come out in various applications. When it Read More

There Should Be a Way To….

There Should Be a Way To….

Multiple times this week, I’ve heard this phrase, “there should be a way to….” insert task. Some of these are reasonable, for example, “email everyone at your internal domain.” Others, less so, such as, “bill in a way that is clearly not in compliance with Read More

That Gifting Time of Year

That Gifting Time of Year

I worked for a while at a consulting firm that got the best gifts. There was the group that sent us ice cream each year, several unique flavors from a local (to them) shop. That always came in via special delivery driver, so we knew Read More