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Posted on March 1, 2014 by flybrand1976

My first digital music player was a Rio, and I first signed up for the iTunes store in 2005. But for a music phase in high school, Bob Dylan is the only artist for which I’ve regularly kept a music … Continue reading →

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Recruiting is Fun 2: Date Before You Marry

Posted on February 5, 2014 by flybrand1976

A very smart friend who runs his own management assessment firm is in the process of figuring out his next steps after a well earned sabbatical.  He’s trying to address challenges that businesses have in recruiting and matching their needs … Continue reading →

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Recruiting is Fun: Finding the Right People

Posted on February 4, 2014 by flybrand1976

One of my favorite parts of life is recruiting.  I loved it undergrad when organizations were bringing in new members (for me that was club volleyball and fraternity life).  It is even more pleasant in a professional setting. When we’re … Continue reading →

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Automobile Mileage Forecasting

Posted on February 3, 2014 by flybrand1976

In losing my father-in-law, I was fortunate enough to receive his 2009 3-Series BMW.  My first car was a 1957 Chevy 4-door 210, the second was a Chevy Blazer that I drove until President Obama gave me a deal on … Continue reading →

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Superbowl Post: Playing a Different Game

Posted on February 2, 2014 by flybrand1976

In 1906 the rules were modified to allow the forward pass American Football (aka “Gridiron”), defining the schism between football and rugby and enabling those teams that made use of the play to dominate their opponents.  If you had the … Continue reading →

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The Path to Waze King

Posted on February 1, 2014 by flybrand1976

Finding new and interesting apps is a hobby with less payback than one would expect.  Waze is worth it.  I’m always in pursuit of apps that actually make your day better and was surprised at the number of Facebook posts … Continue reading →

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Peak Privacy & Peak Televsion

Posted on November 25, 2013 by flybrand1976

On a recent episode of Tech News Today, host Tom Merritt spoke the words, “Privacy is going nowhere but down over the next few years.”  He is the first person I’ve heard to pull together all of these themes and … Continue reading →

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Selling Tacos in Prague

Posted on November 24, 2013 by flybrand1976

Like most Americans, I consider tamales, tacos and tortas the food of my people – I grew up with all varieties of Tex-mex, Mexican, South American and other foods.  Walking through Prague the other day this sign immediately jumped out … Continue reading →

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Our Gladwellian Future

Posted on November 17, 2013 by flybrand1976

Gladwellian stories are those that take a common assumption and then overturn it with data. As the cost of generating data decreases, and as inaccurate data grows, the genre finds itself in an arms race.  Determining what is enough data … Continue reading →

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Interesting Article Themes

Posted on November 16, 2013 by flybrand1976

Certain quantitative market and population concepts pop up frequently. Peak X 2013, June – Initial blog post 2013, July – Peak Printer blog post 2013, October – Peak cable & car blog post 2013, October – Article on how we … Continue reading →

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