Moving Day

For a while I’ve been mulling over the meaning of Blue Seven.  Finally, I concluded that a name more descriptive of what we do would be in order…so herewith and henceforth you can find us at

www.ceosherpa.com
Join us there soon!

Apple vs Amazon – which is the better bet?

Just read a Reuters article about Apple v Amazon – addressing the question of who is going to “win”.
It’s an interesting question. The article conflates stock price growth potential with e-reader market share competition. Although stock price is somewhat correlated with e-reader sales, the two variables are not causal. Still, it’s an intriguing debate.
Apple [...]

Power to the People = Bloom Energy

Check out this Reuters post on Bloom Energy, a well funded start-up that hopes to change the way electrical power is generated and distributed. They make a hydrogen powered fuel cell that powers your building (or eventually your home…)
Is Bloom Energy the next GE? | Analysis & Opinion | Reuters.

It’s worth noting, imho, [...]

We cannot afford NOT to spend the money

There seems to be a thick fog of delusion obscuring rational conversation on the topic of government spending. Every day I hear another rant or read yet another article by one pundit or another about how we cannot afford to fight the battles that President Obama is waging. Just this morning, I read an article [...]

#twitter bullshit math?

I have been twittering for a year or so and something is starting to bother me about the math.
First, consider my use:

Have experimented with posting rambling updates on my food intake, following the rich and famous, and forwarding intriguing nuggets of news or [...]

Sept 11 One Kind Word: a poem and the start of a journey

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was in New York City giving an investment presentation to the executive team at Monster Worldwide.
Within a few minutes of starting that pitch, the Chairman was abruptly pulled out of the meeting by his assistant. We all looked at each other wondering what was going on. Some [...]

Why I Skype With Glee

I first set foot in Saudi Arabia in 1985. I was a young engineer with a head filled with romantic images of Peter O’Toole riding a camel across the dusty, hot wasteland. Naturally, I was a little disappointed with the Chevy Suburban my company had outfitted for members of the royal family. The Saudi princes [...]

It’s never too late to start

Wilbur is a friend of mine. Well not really. At least not as “friend” is usually defined. He isn’t the first person I call when I get good tickets to a ball game. I couldn’t call on him to bail me out of jail or watch my kids when I needed to take my wife [...]

Supreme Punting

There was some hullabaloo yesterday about the Supreme Court ruling in the discrimination case of Ricci v. DeStefano. The mainstream media did a fine job of obfuscating facts in an attempt to breathe new life into what had become an almost dead controversy surrounding Obama’s nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Selling newspapers [...]

Leadership is not about you – Ahmadinejad as an object lesson

Most successful leaders begin their careers yearning for success, fame, power, or wealth. There is nothing unusual about this motivation as a starting point, but our decisions and actions as leaders are intertwined with the lives of those we lead. Leadership is an intricate web of relationships. Build them and you succeed. Break them and [...]