Entrepreneurship
Today is Election Day in the US, and after the “shoot-self-in-the-other-foot” results came out this time last year, I decided the news - which for me was mostly podcasts - didn’t deserve my attention anymore. I’ve always been a news junkie - from being an early user of
BusinessWeb
After two decades building and running technology companies, I wanted to approach Chapter 4 differently - not by forgetting what I’ve learned, but by questioning everything I thought I knew, because I believe with AI, the rules have changed. That’s what Ascendius is about - and this post
Entrepreneurship
It took me twenty-five years to realize that sacrificing health for business isn’t ambition - it’s a lose-lose deal.
Entrepreneurship
When I sold Accelo a year and a half ago, I promised myself something I’d never really given before: a break. Truth is, I wasn’t great at it. My family will tell you I failed miserably at "learning how to sit still." But spending more time
Personal
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic there's been plenty of scary headlines, statistics and tragic individual stories. One thing I've rarely seen, though, is a comparative base for understanding the statistics that drive the scary headlines. To help with my own understanding, I've compiled a couple
Economics
In summing up the situation in Europe, the APM's Marketplace show today made an interesting point: while the US and the EU both have a Monetary union, only the US has a Fiscal union - in short, the Federal Govt in the US raises taxes from all over
Personal
Introduction Comcast's business model is simple - sell to new customers on a good deal and then rely on their laziness and ignorance to increase average revenue per account to thousands of dollars a year. Over the last month I've upgraded the internet at my house,
Personal
My hometown, Wollongong, has been a depressed and despairing place for all my life, yet on my most recent visit I was struck - truly struck - how much the city has changed for the better. It was breathtaking. This post is a reflection on my hometown's history over the last three and a half decades (
Entrepreneurship
Introduction Today is one of the days you'll remember for the rest of your life. It might be because you feel proud - it is the culmination of thousands of hours work and study. It might be because you feel relieved - no more cramming for exams and
Entrepreneurship
Over the last couple of years, I've been getting increasingly concerned about the future of our city. Leaving aside the rot exposed through the ICAC investigation, I've been mostly worried the future of the city from an economic perspective. Are we going to be a place
Entrepreneurship
After spending yesterday afternoon in the office in a hack-a-thon - hat tip to Glenn for joining me - and much of today getting a plan together for CeBIT this year, I was feeling pretty amped about the month and a half ahead and the challenges therein. So it was
BusinessWeb
I wasn't that surprised to read Mike's post today about some really bad stuff happening over the last 6 months. I didn't know the details until I read them on TechCrunch, but I knew something was up when I messaged him to let him