A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending a week backpacking in the remote back country of Newfoundland (see photos). Perhaps it was due to the tranquility of the week or maybe it was the clear thinking sometimes brought on by exhaustion, but on the ferry ride home a spark of a thought came …

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.

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.

I learned to tie my shoes as a kid, just like everyone else. What I didn’t realize though is that for the past twenty six years I’ve been tying my shoes incorrectly! I’d usually have to retie my shoes a few times throughout the day as they were regularly becoming untied.  •  Only after picking up … read more »

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 …

Over the past few years there have been many critics of “business”. Documentaries have been made, books have been written, CEO’s have gone to jail, and capitalism has been generally deemed as evil. While I agree with some aspects of the above I can’t bring myself to believe that it’s ALL bad … read more »

Peter, Steve, and I had a spontaneous recording session today at lunch. What emerged is the fourth session of “Live from the Formosa Tea House”. We’ve begun to shrink our technical setup size and time so I’m sure you’ll be hearing more from us in the future.  •  We are long winded and like talking …

While at lunch today I came up with a funny idea for a t-shirt. “Your mom reads my blog” (click here to buy it). Steve whipped it up and it's now at my new Café Press store. While we were designing the first shirt, I came up with a variation on the theme. “Your mom subscribes to my RSS feed … read more »