Probably the most consistently overlooked "best practice" in venture backed companies is the CEO review. In my experience most companies provide little, if any, structured feedback at the CEO level. Perhaps the board or the members of ... Go to Full Article

Emptying my burgeoning browser tabs with some articles others may find interesting:. Lengthy and thought-provoking piece getting under hood of current banking crisis (TheDeal); Harry Reid's problem with Nevada water supply (Portfolio) ... Go to Full Article

The Kindle has clearly helped me push my reading pace up. Particularly for classics which are cheap. I am at the point now where I look first for Kindle versions, and only occasionally buy non-Kindle books. The Scarlet Pimpernel. ... Go to Full Article

There was one new technology that I saw at CES that really does have promise for the future - wireless power. Though it's been talked about for years, and many schemes have been tried, there are now some truly revolutionary methods for ... Go to Full Article

This is an innovative way of real estate fund raising for one. And it’s an innovative way of landing prime real estate space for the other. Indiareit, the real estate fund promoted by Ajay Piramal Group, will receive Rs 100 crore in ... Go to Full Article

Perhaps it will distract them from the abject misery that is their life -- Catfish fishing. Go to Full Article

Many have been asking if the blog lives, so here’s proof. The question is what am I going to write about? I was thinking of blogging about taking a 9AM Yoga class, or what is it like to pick up 4 year olds from school, but that hardly ... Go to Full Article

Feature: Customize Your Mac with Leopard Power Tweaks. If nothing else I'd like the "Revert the blue dots to Tiger's black triangles" tweak, those blue dots are just not very noticeable; iTunesFS -- i know i will need this someday ... Go to Full Article

Periodically I check out what's new at China Business Success Stories and a few days ago I came across an informative piece there on Starting a Business in China. The article looks at the legal requirements involved and the process you ... Go to Full Article

If your banking business is doing well, what else will you think of offering your customers? Every other financial service you can think of - mutual funds, insurance, stock broking, the works. Yes Bank, a boutique bank with presence ... Go to Full Article

Data Robotics, Inc. | Knowledge Base -- these things are getting fab reviews but. my PC won't boot with it attached -- apparently there is some bios tweak i can do -- yuck; and even when i can see it, the pc doesn't recognize it as a ... Go to Full Article

My brother swears by this stuff. He says it's changed his life and the way he feels. He's so into it that he's sending me a bottle. I'm open to my life changing and feeling better -- but I'm a little skeptical of a company using ... Go to Full Article

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals chapter meeting is tomorrow 1/15/08. To register as a guest (free) click here. The meeting will be in the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management at 800 West Campbell ... Go to Full Article

Before we return to our regularly scheduled posts about the Internet and technology, I have to tell this interesting story, again about teaching science to children. It's short and sweet. Yesterday we were at The Exploratorium, ... Go to Full Article

I'm helping facilitate the first FastTrac TechVenture program in North Florida, called Success Breeds Success Series (SBSS). It's an intensive 8-week bootcamp for entrepreneurs, including "secrets of success" from most of the top ... Go to Full Article