About a year ago a friend of silveorange put me in contact wiht a fellow by the name of David Holtzman. David lives about half time here on the Island. He doesn't live the wussy half time either. He's more than content to be here in February as well as in August. He has a varied and often …

This isn’t new advice but it’s definitely worth repeating. Backing out is hard to do. Whether it be a personal relationship, a business deal, or an email newsletter, getting out of something will always be harder than getting into it. While this is simple and timeless advice it has a special and …

Most people see their jobs as an evil necessity that allows them to pay the mortgage, heat the house, put food on the table, and maybe go to Cancun for a week in February. For these folks fun and work have sadly never come together. Luckily for me, we here at silverorange see the value in having …

One of my pet peeves of modern day communications is when someone decides that they will respond to my email with an immediate phone call. When someone emails me I presume that email is their preferred method of communication. Maybe they have laryngitis, maybe they are not at their usual phone …

A pricing model that is based not on hourly rates or actual hours worked but on the percentage and effort of the thought needed to get through a project.  •  Steve, Peter and I coined the term and the concept.

Last night I stumbled upon the Appalachian Mountain Club’s “Mountain Leadership School”. For those of you who are not familiar with the AMC they describe what they do as this:  •  ““The AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and wise use of the mountains, rivers, and trails of the Appalachian …

Tonight, August 1, David Holtzman will be in the Commons for conversation, beer, and pizza.  •  Among many other things David is the former CTO of Network Solutions and founder of GlobalPOV.  •  Stop in at 6pm to join in on the coversation. There will be a bucket to make a donation towards the … read more »

When you really sit down to think about it in this day and age you can’t have business without creativity. Business is all about coming up with new ideas, developing those ideas, then selling those ideas. Creativity is fueling today's top businesses.

Business relationships are often complex, confusing, and ever shifting. But if you strip away all of the traditions, formalities, and fluff you find they’re actually built upon a few very solid, very human, elements. Trust is one of them.  •  When people in one business decide to work with people …