Notes From The Harvest Summit
On Friday (11/10), I attended the Harvest Summit, an exclusive event at the La Crema wine estate in the Russian River Valley of California. The organizers described the gathering as a day during which “250 leaders outstanding in their fields will be thinking, talking, tasting, and transforming.” The conference was a celebration of the art […]
Harvest Summit in Sonoma
On Friday (11/10), I will be attending an exclusive event at a wine estate in the Russian River Valley. The conference is called the Harvest Summit. The organizers describe the gathering as a day during which “250 leaders outstanding in their fields will be thinking, talking, tasting, and transforming.” The conference will be a celebration […]
Drug Makers Putting Profit Before The Elderly
The Medpage Today staff reported this week on a CNN investigation of Nuedexta, a drug approved for PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA). The investigation found PBA is being marketed aggressively to the elderly as a therapy for dementia. Even though independent studies indicate PBA is only rarely associated with dementia, Avanir, the drug’s manufacturer, has spent millions of dollars promoting […]
Alexa and Artificial Intelligence
The new Echo Show arrived yesterday on schedule as promised by Amazon. My initial reaction was it is a bit clunky in size and shape, but it did not take long for me to become highly impressed. I took it out of the box, plugged it in, selected the WiFi access point, and did the […]
30/30 Entrepreneurship
In early summer 2014, I was having a technical problem with my website. I visited some of the online freelancer sites to find someone who could solve the problem. Within minutes, after posting a paragraph describing the problem, I received a flood of proposals from people all over the world. Hourly rates ranged as low […]