Oct

24

The Other Glass Ceiling – Not the Gender One.

October 24, 2008 | Comments Off

I have a totally unscientific theory:  There is a non-discriminating glass ceiling: one that doesn’t discerns between men or women, or between whites, blacks and browns.  One that will not be punished by the court system and may even be encouraged by lawmakers.  I call it the $200,000 glass ceiling. 
Graduate from college and you get a [...]

Oct

24

Ironies of the Dollar – Hitting Deep Into The Heart

October 24, 2008 | Comments Off

Months ago I really thought that the Euro was going to take over the world — or at least diminish the importance of the dollar to the point that we would end up holding useless pieces of paper.  Ironically, the Euro was at 1.26 USD this morning.  No clue where it will be next.  Given [...]

Oct

21

A Consultant’s Pipeline

October 21, 2008 | Comments Off

Often people ask me how I handle my pipeline, a term commonly used on technology sales; meaning, how do I handle my expected business. A perfectly managed pipeline would provide even and always increasing business over time, regardless of economic conditions. A challenge to even the most seasoned CEO. Even large [...]

Oct

21

6 Month Review of Two Portfolios

October 21, 2008 | Comments Off

Just as the financial crisis started to unravel, I designed (and invested) on two portfolios.  The Technocrat Portfolio, related to my career, and believing that it would do better than the market due to the need for technology that increases productivity.  The other one was what I thought more reliant to recessions, and what would [...]

Oct

17

Prosper: In A Quiet Period

October 17, 2008 | Comments Off

Maybe this is a good time to check the performance of my Prosper.com account. They are in a quiet period in which no new loans can be originated. They are going to offer new secondary market features in the near future. It will be interesting to know how that will work out.
The Prosper.com experiment has [...]