Project Evidence may be the answer to our trust gap with the media.
My God, why have you forsaken me?
On the cross Jesus cried, "Eloi, Eloi! Lama Sabachthani!"
"My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me!"
This is a direct quote from the Hebrew Bible in Psalm 22.
Communication-Skills-as-a-Service
Communication skills are not a virtue; they are a way to serve others.
The Long-Term Case for Private Label
How significant is the rise of private label and how long will it last? Oh, it’s coming and it’s here to stay.
Western Liberalism: Christianity's Prodigal Son
The Liberal West is a Christian creation. Why Jesus has as much (or as little) in common with today’s liberal as today’s conservative.
In Defense of Private Equity
Twitter and the media have run amok in picking on private equity. Some of it is warranted, but some is based on poor speculation.
Biggest Challenge in Food, Part II: Diverging Brands and Manufacturers
If Brands and manufacturers have different goals, how can we scale natural food production?
Trust in the Age of the Shareholder
Trust between shareholders and other stakeholders has been eroded in today’s world. What is the path forward?
The Exaggerated Decline of American Investment
Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act raises some interesting questions, but perhaps the narrative surrounding the decline of investment by American firms is exaggerated.
Markets are Eating the World
As technology improves, people work increasingly less for “the man” and more for themselves. Likewise, consumers own fewer objects and assets, and rent more.
Notes & Quotes: The Relativity of Historical Thought
Historians tend to form views of historical events based on their own cultural views and identities, rather than the significance of actual events. The result is some pretty startling outcomes in our understanding of the past.
The Science of Beauty & Truth: Will Robots Like Jerry Seinfeld?
The value of discovery is not merely its truth; the value is in the costly process we undergo to obtain the truth. What does this tell us about the meaning of life and the future of learning?
The Biggest Challenge in Food: Naturally Re-Thinking Manufacturing, Part I
Manufacturing natural food is the greatest challenge facing the food sector today.
Data Vs. Gut
Is data actually better than intuition in terms of predicting success?
What is my business worth?
How do you value your company? This is a non-technical look behind the curtain.
Takeaways from Internet Trends, Part 2
In Part I, I shared the most impactful ideas from the first 150 pages or so of Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends report. In this article, I’ll talk about a few more from the report’s second half. The theme of this section is the perils and privileges that come from access to the internet.
The Customization of Food
The greatest thing since sliced bread? White bread, wheat bread, paleo bread, ancient grain bread, whole grain certified bread, and of course, gluten-free bread. How does this fragmentation in the food industry change the landscape?
Amazon and the Ecommerce Marketplace
Amazon is dominating in the race to build the best marketplace, and it isn’t even close.
Today's Person of Faith: The Nihilist
“A true opium for the people is a belief in nothingness after death - the huge solace of thinking that for our betrayals, greed, cowardice, murders we are not going to be judged.” - Czeslaw Milosz