A number of years ago, I joined a fin-tech company to help it transforms its ability to compete as a SaaS based business. We decided to expand its capabilities beyond market data distribution to electronic order execution and management. We knew our growth was dependent on the quality of our programmers and our ability to…
Book: Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker, Scribner 2018 This is the first book to be finished this summer. I grabbed it in part to combat the battle of the iPhone in my home at night but also in support of my own and my children’s need for sleep as they continue to have a start…
Father’s Day. The last year, I’ve had a bit less time to spend with my kids though my satisfaction with my professional life has been a lot higher. In a modern society, where we spend enormous amounts of time at work, and despite our efforts and viable other options to commuting, we effectively reduce weekday…
I’ve been researching the critical few metrics and measures I should be tracking about my health and here is my current working list. Hip circumference is more for women and obviously PSA and Free Testosterone for the guys. The one that is simple that always comes up for me is waist circumference. That’s at…
Optionality, the availability of something to be chosen, has made its way into the business world and is a favorite term to be referred to in discussing strategy. It’s easy to overlook that to maintain optionality, we pay a premium for it. In many cases, I’ve seen optionality be the enemy of business leaders rather…
As a “writer-downer” I recently filled my Moo notebook my children gave me this year. I milked the last few pages writing in tiny print, as I wanted to be sure I bought the next notebook, so I didn’t get left without. I have a decades long habit of writing each morning as well of…
I decided to start Joe’s Garage for several reasons. One is I am a reader and have a terrible time keeping track of what I read as well as remembering books I want to recommend to others. I read about fitness, climbing, business, technology and fiction and periodically gorge on sci-fi and fantasy. Next, writing…