It’s been a while. Some 30 years ago, we started a small trucking company. One that grew into one of the larger private carriers in the Commonwealth. It wasn’t what we started out to do; no, we were really running a small medical device manufacturer. But, our customers wanted just-in-time delivery (sometimes just-in-breath delivery) and most of them had no loading docks and no warehouse crew. If we wanted their business, we needed to deliver to their clinics, arrange their stock, etc.
Two ARE better than one (and three may even be best)
I am a fan of Farhad Manjoo (NY Times columnist). He generally provides great advice about tech. But, every once in a while, he proves that, while he may write about tech, he is still not a techie…
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You gotta have heart (Part 2)
How do you mend a broken heart? Not by singing the rest of the song by the Bee Gees, that’s for sure.
You gotta have heart (Part 1)
One of the leading causes of death is still heart failure. Which is why improvements in heart transplantation and the development of an artificial heart have been high on the “to do” list for years. How many? Since at least when I began working on my artificial kidney about four decades ago.
Can amoral entities claim religious freedom?
Is this really about Obamacare (PPACA) or a backdoor entry to change how religion is dealt with in the workplace? I think it’s the latter, and that’s why the Supreme Court will be making a very narrow ruling in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores.
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Doit
A most unusual situation occurs in the Tora, Chapter 10 of Vayikra (the third book), the weekly portion called Shmini.
Diffusion. Convection.
Most of you know I’ve moved recently. For the first time in a quarter century. And, this time, the primary purpose was to downsize. After all, my kids are all grown up and doing fine…there’s no reason to have a large house with lots of empty bedrooms.
Change 1 definition. Overnight, we create 2 million new manufacturing jobs?
Is this another case of government overreach? Or, should we consider this a valid concept? I can argue the case both ways (yes, I was on debate teams for many years)- but I really am torn over this issue. Oh, yeah, that’s right. You can’t read my mind. So, let me explain the issues.
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Many happy returns?
You now that old adage, “the bigger they are, the harder they fall”? Well, you can bet that the IRS believes that is true. Because, with their cuts in funding, the IRS has decided that the rich and the small business owner are the best targets for their audits.
Knowledge IS Power
I can’t recall when I first met George Gilder. The years and meetings blend together after a while. But, whether it was when we first made the Inc. 500 (the first two years of the program’s existence) or at one of the first Arthur Young’s Entrepreneur Conferences, it makes no real difference. It’s been some 35 years, at least.