A Chinese phrase advises that you “borrow a corpse for the
soul’s return.” This metaphor points to the fact that we tend not to dig
through garbage. Once we’ve thrown something away we mentally label it “trash”
and so ...READ»
Over the last several days, I’ve reviewed an up-and-coming company, PetMD. To listen to my full interview with CEO Kim Schinnerer, please click here. Today I want to show yet another way to look at PetMD’s strategy of offering ...READ»
I’m in Redmond, Wash., right now as I write this, running a workshop for Microsoft. And we have been discussing Apple’s motus operandi of locking up some critical resources before it launches a product. Apple employs this tactic ...READ»
Those who have studied conflict in depth all emerge with the same conclusion: the best way to beat your competition is to avoid triggering competition. Sun Tzu and Colonel John Boyd, two military geniuses who dedicated their lives to ...READ»
Sitting around the kitchen table with your friends, one mentions that his dog is sick. Now you, being a dog lover, get concerned. You move the conversation over to the den, where your friends hover around a computer, searching online ...READ»
