Think more and do less. When I was writing my book, The Flight of a Wild Duck, I intended to have a section on the lessons I learned over my fifty year career. But after three years of working on the book which was already over three hundred pages, I decided to separate the lesson … Continue reading
Category Archives: about business
For Strategic Investors, You Are a Tactic
As a founder and one of the leaders of Intel Capital, one of the world’s most successful corporate venture groups, I am frequently approached by entrepreneurs seeking advice on securing investments from strategic investors. Strategic investors primarily invest to bolster their strategic objectives. For example, during my tenure as Corporate Vice President of Business Development … Continue reading
What is next for Trump: Bankruptcy!
I try to keep my blog from being too political, but I sometimes can’t help myself, especially regarding Trump or Netanyahu. I am not sure this post is that political. It attempts to explain why bankruptcy could be in Trump’s future. Trump made his fortune at first from real estate and later as a TV … Continue reading
Space War, the latest fight for eyeballs
This post is about my thoughts regarding the evolution of virtual and argument reality. I recently wrote about Apple’s Vision Pro (I was not enthusiastic). But I believe that virtual and augmented reality will play a significant role in technological evolution and significantly affect humanity. My primary concern regarding the widespread adoption of this technology … Continue reading
What would Steve Jobs have thought about the Vision Pro
The Vision Pro is most likely the first Apple product that does not have at least some input from Steve Jobs. Possibly he was not involved in any way with the Apple Watch, but since he passed away on Oct. 5, 2011, the Watch came out in Sept 2014, just three years after his death. … Continue reading
Ethernet at 50, an Important Through Line in my Career
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ethernet. Bob Metcalfe is considered the inventor of Ethernet, which happened at Xerox Research Center in Palo Alto in the 70s. It was there that Metcalfe wrote a memo describing Ethernet. At that time, many competing technologies intended to connect computers in the same physical space. The concept … Continue reading
Oyster: A way to think about new business opportunities
In fifty years of working with both early-stage companies, I have realized that four components are required for a successful outcome. I call this concept OYSTER. Opportunity Why now? You can’t create an opportunity; it is something you recognize. And hopefully, before others do. Imagine you know how to surf and have a surfboard; you … Continue reading
CNN, THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN NEWS: The Battle for the Minds of the Inane
I was shocked when CNN put on an hour-long Anti-truth Marathon, which they called a Town Hall, featuring one of the most dangerous and deranged leaders of a political party, Donald Trump. I should have seen the handwriting on the wall earlier when Discovery Networks took over CNN, HBO, and Warner Brothers. How Discovery Networks … Continue reading
Gordon Moore has passed
(January 3, 1929 – March 24, 2023) Gordon Moore, a founder of Intel and best known for Moore’s law, has left us. In 1965 in an article in Electronics Magazine, Gordon predicted that the number of transistors would double every two years. Five years later, Carver Mead coined the term “Moore’s law” to describe this … Continue reading
Living longer better
I have not given this blog much attention since I started writing my book, The Flight of a Wild Duck, four years ago. It was published in September of 2021. I have a lot more that I want to write, but frankly, the effort of writing a 340-page book dampened my enthusiasm for writing. Now … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 