May 11, 2021Why We Can’t Stay Silent: Predictive Guesswork Doesn’t WorkWe did something unusual today: we allowed the name of a competitor or attempted competitor to escape our lips. I thought I’d take a moment to explain why. We have long believed that the Predictive Guesswork risk methodology — where you guess what complex markets will do in response to…2 min read2 min read
Apr 9, 20212021’s Epic Out of Office Message(A few years ago, I wrote something funny for my out of office message while on vacation. Now people say they look forward to my next one…here goes nothing.) The doorbell rang. “I’ll get it,” I yelled to my wife, who was just signing off from her Zoom class for…2 min read2 min read
Feb 18, 2019How I’ve Made Email my Secret WeaponIt’s quite fashionable to hate email. Countless articles have been written decrying how awful it is. Billions of dollars have been spent trying to reinvent it. And the latest fad is just to give up — screenshots proudly showing six-figure unread message counts and articles about “inbox infinity” abound. I’ve…Productivity10 min readProductivity10 min read
Feb 17, 20192019’s Epic Out of Office Message(A few years ago, I wrote something funny for my out of office message while on vacation. Now people tell me they look forward to my next one…so, here goes nothing. This is a rewrite from one a long time ago.) My name is C-3PO, human-cyborg relations. I’ve been hired…2 min read2 min read
Jun 26, 20182018’s Epic Out-of-Office Message(A few years ago, I wrote something funny for my out of office message while on vacation. Now people tell me they look forward to my next one…well, here goes nothing. Picture the Star Wars opening crawl.) EPISODE 2018: “THE LAST VACATION” IT IS A TIME OF PEACE IN THE…1 min read1 min read
Jun 26, 2017iPad Pro: Just three small steps away from a killer laptop replacementApple is making a strong play to replace the form factor of the laptop with the iPad Pro. Their advantage over the innovative Microsoft Surface is that they started with iOS, which as a mobile operating system, is designed to be used in smaller form factors. I’ve been using an…IPad Pro3 min readIPad Pro3 min read
Feb 23, 2017A few thoughts on Riskalyze’s latest product announcementsLast week at the T3 Advisor Conference, I had the pleasure of kicking off the event with the first keynote. We launched Riskalyze Premier, and announced the upcoming next-generation Autopilot platform. We’re incredibly excited about the Autopilot announcement, and it generated a lot of buzz and analysis in the industry…3 min read3 min read
Feb 18, 20172017’s Epic Out-of-Office MessageAs those who email me know, I like to have fun with the out-of-office message at least once a year when I head out on vacation. It’s school break for the kids, so off we go…and here is the 2017 edition. Ha ha! You’ve fallen victim to one of the…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
Feb 3, 2017What’s Next for the Best Interest Economy?The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump will issue an executive memorandum directing the Labor Department to delay and effectively kill the DOL Fiduciary Rule. What one executive branch can implement, another executive branch can take away — and such will go this piece of President Obama’s legacy. Most…Finance3 min readFinance3 min read
Dec 22, 2016Christmas 20162016…what a crazy and unpredictable year! Good in many ways, challenging in others, but a year of big changes. And no, we’re not just talking about our unexpected President-elect! At the end of April, we celebrated the long-awaited arrival of Teddy James! In late March, Aaron and Cacey both flew…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
