Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays

Oxymoronically titled British alternative bands aside, how can a Monday be happy in the midst of American Armageddon 2018? Thanks to 24 early and growth stage companies from all walks of the cleantech sector answering the question, “Who are you, and why should I...
Why The New Brand, Part 1

Why The New Brand, Part 1

Why? Why the new job? Why the new house? Why did you decide to take up needlepoint? Why did you get married/divorced? Anytime you make a big life decision, it’s the first question asked. But why? People want context, a way to understand your thought-making process so...
Brussels, Brexit and the GDPR

Brussels, Brexit and the GDPR

I recall watching the Brexit election and thinking this was all a figment of dog-whistle nativism. It’s not like the tropes the Brexit Yes side was trotting out were anything we hadn’t heard in the U.S.: “Immigrants and globalism are destroying our...
The Limits Of Commercial Email Marketing Platform

The Limits Of Commercial Email Marketing Platform

I hate it when I open my email broadcast software and receive a message the thousands of subscribers to my listserve that took me a decade to assemble have to resubscribe before it will allow me to send out any more emails. Commercial email broadcast services are an...
Physician, Heal Thyself

Physician, Heal Thyself

At the outset of every flight, passengers are given the instruction, “place your own mask on before helping others.” With over a million frequent flier miles, you’d think that advice would have sunk in by now, but while, I’ve been preaching the...
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