Feb 13, 20216 minHow Should We Measure Progress?A few years ago, the American economist Robert Gordon wrote a must-read book called The Rise and Fall of American Growth.
Jan 4, 20217 minCould Miami Become a World-Class Tech Hub?The Twittersphere exploded in recent weeks with the back-and-forth between recently relocated San Francisco venture capitalist Keith Rabois
Jan 7, 202014 minThe World in Ten Years“Maintaining a firm grasp of the obvious is more difficult than one would think it should be. But it’s useful to try.” – Jeff Bezos The...
Jul 26, 20195 minAmazon’s Fulfillment UpsideToday I had the opportunity of touring an Amazon fulfillment center (FC). This was my local MIA1 robotic FC in Opa Locka, FL. Our group...
Nov 20, 20188 minFacebook’s New GeneralOver the past week, we’ve seen a cascade of negative news stories on Facebook. To close observers, none of them reported anything new.
Nov 19, 20182 minForcing Functions Win the WarI’m reading (listening to) this interesting book, Freedom’s Forge, about how U.S. industrialists were the driving force behind our...
Oct 1, 20185 minIs VR the Future of Computing?Last week I attended the Oculus Connect 5 event. As the name implies, this was the fifth year the event was held, and yet in terms...
Aug 27, 20185 minFacebook’s Great ResetFacebook has been warning for several quarters that investments in security would “significantly impact our profitability.”
Aug 10, 20182 minOn Avoiding “Technology”An investor insistent on avoiding technology would’ve been left behind, like a buggy whip manufacturer unwilling to understand the auto.