Tag Archives: Grateful Dead

Privacy vs. Transparency – dot.Maggie Blog

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Here is an interesting interview with John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the BBC’s Maggie Shiels.  Perry Barlow draws a distinction between the need for privacy and that for transparency.  He also discusses how firms like … Continue reading →

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The Best at What You Do?

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

I love the sentiment in Hugh MacLeod’s cartoon… … which gets to the heart of what everyone needs to address, not only those pursuing an independent path as a sovereign individual or in a portfolio career.  We all need to … Continue reading →

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John Kao on Innovation

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

An illuminating take on innovation from John Kao, below. I am fascinated by those who have enjoyed (i.e. created) success in wildly different fields.  Jeff “Skunk” Baxter is a text-book example.  In the early seventies he played guitar on Steely … Continue reading →

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Strange Confluences

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

I’m tempted to buy this but it feels wrong.  Despite all evidence to the contrary, in my mind heart, the cold, hard logic of business should be a separate world from the anarchic, creative passion which is rock and roll. … Continue reading →

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