The Multi-Million Dollar Soda Venturebeat gives us something to think about today.
“Do you know how much our company is spending on free sodas and snacks?” And to answer her own question she presented the spreadsheet totaling it all up. There were some experienced VC’s in the room and I was waiting for them to educate [...]
I first heard that line from my friend, John H. Play around with the emphasis for a bit to get the real import of that phrase.
I thought of John and his quote when the internet meme was makings its rounds this week saying that a Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had fired an employee because he [...]
“Have fun shoveling the snow. You need to get out here and burn off some energy,” I said to my 16-year-old son.
“You need to do more than burn off energy,” he said.
“We had all better be careful with the next words we say,” I said.
With that, my 16-year-old thundered off, came back downstairs with [...]
It’s never as funny the next day as it is at the time. We’ve all been to the office Christmas party where this has happened. Don’t be that guy in the video.
We’re relocating our office from Rittenhouse Square to Old City in Philadelphia. And with all plans, there’s a wrinkle. We reserved 4 parking spots in front of the office for a moving truck. Guess where the only car is that didn’t respect the parking zone? Right in the middle.
Here’s my HR lesson for the day: [...]
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