by Mark O'Brien | Aug 19, 2015
promise (noun): a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc.; e.g., unkept political promises Just when you thought it was safe to hypothesize that human nature might have evolved emotionally and psychologically to a point at which the...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 18, 2015
The bandwagon is about to get a little more crowded, kids. According to Neil Hughes, Twitter might be on the verge of ditching its differentiation: “Has Twitter Ditched 140 Character Limit to Crack Dark Social?” Why would they do such a thing? For two...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 14, 2015
In the first college course I ever took, Introduction to Literature, the professor said something that remains with me always: “John Donne’s poetry rewards study.” And so it is with this article in Entrepreneur: “Why Building Your Business...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 13, 2015
I was intrigued by a headline I read the other day: “The 3 Business Models That Matter for Connected Hardware Startups”. True to the headline, the article under the headline went on to list … well … you know. I recognize the likelihood that I...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 12, 2015
After I wrote about Big Brother in less than glowing terms the other day, I found a post called, “The health plan of the future is easy to see”. The post is one in a series published by Deloitte. Notice it doesn’t say, “The health insurance...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 10, 2015
We need to get a grip of our knickers, kids. We’ve become accustomed to being taken care of. We’re conditioned to thinking of government as a benign parent, guiding us along our painless paths with a gentle, altruistic hand. And we’re inured to...
