For me, today has been a day for conferences. In the morning, I attended Scott Kirsner’s “Future Forward” gathering, and, in the afternoon I spoke at the MIT Sloan CFO Conference. Serendipitously, the theme was “The Future Forward CFO.” Two completely different events. Scott’s conference was in town and featured founders with a lot of
Peace, Jerusalem and A Cappella Music
I recently was at a college mini-reunion. While there, they showed this very cool and moving video, a song called “Home,” which featured the Jerusalem YMCA Youth Chorus (click above or here) and YouTube sensation and Yale grad Sam Tsui. Micah Hendler, also a Yale grad, founded and directs the Chorus. I ran into someone
From Brown, HBS and Senior Exec…to a B&B
Here is an unusual résumé: Brown University, General Mills brand manager, Harvard MBA, SVP at Darden (the large company that owns Olive Garden, Capital Grille and Red Lobster), and…bed-and-breakfast owner/operator. That is the résumé for my close friend, John Hatton. You might think that he has lost his mind. You might think that this is a
After the VC Conference at HBS
I recently was at an alumni conference at Harvard Business School. Every four to five years, a bunch of alumni, who are VCs, get together. There was a large turnout from all around the country, and it was great to see again so many old friends and to make new ones. For me, I left
Why Job Growth Is Slow
I was at a conference for VCs today, at which the closing speaker was Harvard Professor Kenneth Rogoff. He previously served as head economist at the IMF, among many other luminous positions. Rogoff also was a professional chess player. Pretty neat. He spoke about the worldwide economic stagnation and looked at potential root causes. Is
A Fun Saturday
I learned last night that I would have today, Saturday, completely open. Most of the family is headed to Maine for a major cross-country race. Our oldest child is pre-occupied with homework and friends. So, I had most of the day to do whatever I wanted. Wow, what a rare and awesome treat. What a