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The Question Isn’t…

The question isn’t where you are? The question is where do you want to be? I was reading a collection of essays and one of the essays talked about having your panic attack in advance, when the panic can still be useful. I believe that’s a good way of thinking about everything in […]

The Mets Aren’t Going To Win The World Series This Year

But that doesn’t mean that they can’t give their fans a good reason to come out to the ballpark to enjoy a game. Let’s just say that I wasn’t surprised to see this article in the Times this morning. Having been involved in tickets for the last 7+ years, and having perfected the skill […]

Takeaways from Startup Weekend NYC (Or Let’s Make Some $)

This is going to be a little bit about the projects and a little bit about what I discovered about myself and my thoughts on business, so work with me here people…. First, it was a big honor to be picked to be a mentor to some of the groups getting projects up and running […]

We Should All Be Crusaders!

We should all be crusaders. I’ve been thinking about this for quite a bit of time now without being able to name it. To clear up any improper implications that saying we should be crusaders means, I will begin by defining the term for you: Crusade is defined by dictionary.com as any vigorous, […]

What’s Your Social Object?

I was reading The Gaping Void and saw this idea of Social Objects and people congregating around them. The blog describes these Social Objects as products, ideas, movements and people. This got me to thinking about the Social Objects in my life…. To name a few: Seth Godin Barack Obama iPhone iPod Dean Karnazes’ […]

Are You Relevant?

If you open up your browser and surf for “effective marketing” or “making marketing effective” or you read about large companies tying their payments to the success of their ad campaigns. All of these are interesting things because as has been noted over and over again, the days of just adding more to your ad […]

My Favorite Books

I read a lot. That is something I have always copped to and don’t regret it. And, each year I keep a list of all the books I have read that year. I typically try to hit 50, or for the math challenged, about one a week. In all the years I have been […]