Daily Archives: August 6, 2009

The Future is Now – Thursday August 6th 2009

Here are some things I have read, heard or observed that indicate future trends:

Seeking Growth, Cisco Reroutes Decisions: Surprising place and scale to see “The Wisdom of Crowds” & “Agile Project Management” principles applied
Former employee hits Apple with unpaid overtime suit
Chip sales bounce but PC sales sink
Angel Funding Competitions:  Y Combinator ; TechStars ; LaunchBox [...]

Book Review – The No Asshole Rule

In an environment where being an asshole or being perceived as an alpha male (when more likely the person is behaving like an alpha-moron) is de rigueur to get ahead you must think through whether this is the path you should take:

to follow in their footsteps
to cope
to leave

If you are a manager or a project [...]