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17 articlesData Format Contracts for AI Pipelines
When tools interact, implicit assumptions break silently. Explicit data format contracts prevent the debugging sessions you don't have time for.
The Power Playbook: Decoding Leadership Dynamics in OpenAI’s Executive Announcement
Twelve power dynamics decoded from OpenAI's executive announcement, revealing how leaders control narratives, reinforce hierarchy, and manage organizational cha
Why I Stopped Chasing ‘High Risk, High Reward’ and You Should Too
Why rewarding risk-taking over value creation is dangerous, and how leaders can shift to prioritizing innovation, skill, and sustainable business practices.
The Evolution of Generative AI Platforms: How Large Language Models will Disrupt Business and Society
How LLM platforms like ChatGPT will evolve into app ecosystems similar to iOS and Android, disrupting business models while creating new AI-powered opportunitie
Introduction to Generative AI and Large Language Models for Media Business People
An introduction to generative AI and large language models for business leaders, covering what LLMs are, how they work, and their transformative business potent
Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change by Marc Benioff (Book Review)
A review of Trailblazer by Marc Benioff, exploring how Salesforce uses business as a platform for societal change through values-driven leadership.
The Creator’s Code by Amy Wilkinson (book review)
A review of Amy Wilkinson's The Creator's Code, examining six essential entrepreneurial skills from gap-finding to generosity in building successful ventures.
Reflections on the Yale CEO Summit 2016: Disruption and Leadership in Focus
Reflections on the 2016 Yale CEO Summit, where leaders discussed disruption and leadership, and honored CEOs Terry Lundgren of Macy's and John Legere of T-Mobil
Reflecting on the Yale CEO Summit 2014: A Confluence of Global Leadership and Local Sensitivities
Reflections from the 2014 Yale CEO Summit on enterprise reinvention, digital transformation, and leading globally while respecting local sensitivities.
Why investors should care about cyber security breaches
Why investors should care about cybersecurity breaches, co-authored with Elena Kvochko and published on the World Economic Forum website.
Hosting Large-Scale Web Sites: Contract Review Guide for the CTO
A comprehensive contract review guide for CTOs covering servers, networks, managed services, CDN, SLAs, and negotiation strategies for web hosting.
Understanding SLA Uptime Percentages: What They Really Mean for Your Business
A guide to understanding SLA uptime percentages, converting them to real downtime durations, and aligning measurement windows with billing cycles.
Software Products: Own vs. Rent & Create vs. Get (Incorrectly Called Build vs. Buy)
A strategic framework for technology executives to evaluate software ownership, reframing build vs. buy as own vs. rent and create vs. get.
Technology, Innovation and Business Decisions
Technology and innovation have value on their own merit, not just as servants of business. The wheel, fire, and the web were not created with business plans.
Craigslist & eBay: Community sites founded by programmers
Great businesses like Craigslist and eBay were started by programmers without formal business backgrounds, driven by passion, vision, and execution.
What is Leadership?
Defining leadership as distinct from management: leaders innovate and serve, managers execute plans, and the best leaders win people rather than defeat them.
New Company, Effectuation
Founded Effectuation, a product development and consulting company focused on CRM, ERP, media/publishing, and open source.