I wonder how my friends over at the Dayton Development Coalition respond to this editorial in the Wall Street Journal, which compares the economic development in Ohio versus that in Texas. It’s a fairly strong indictment against the failed policies of
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The Value of a Committee
A committee is a group that keeps the minutes and loses hours. – Milton Berle A committee takes hours to put into minutes what can be done in seconds. – Judy Castrina A committee is a group of people who
Ohio Influences the Aerospace Industry
I don’t usually write about the events at my workplace on the blog. However, we had such an interesting day yesterday that I wanted to share it with some of my readers. We had a half-day meeting yesterday at our
Russian Su-30 Air Superiority Fighter
The video on this site shows the Russian Su-30 Fighter in action. The Su-30 is considered one of the premier air superiority fighters in the world. Hat tip to Bob Morris
3 Patterns to Success in Software Entrepreneurship
Here is a great contribution from Eliezer Shklovsky… What is common with the success of Google, World Wide Web, Liferay, and other software innovations? Why have these organizations succeeded and others have failed? Why do start-ups have great ideas but
More Arizona
Just back from another week in Arizona with Mark Kelly… That’s me next to the stage coach in Trail Dust Town, and that’s Sparky looking like a prospector in the photo at the bottom.
Is China the Future Savior or Enemy?
You probably realize that many American companies are wagering their future growth on emerging prosperity in China. Multi-national corporations such as General Electric, Honeywell, etc. are working deals with Chinese companies that entail “foreign offsets” to gain a foothold in
12 Good Reasons Not to Go to the Office
Another set of funny ones from StrangeCosmos: 1. I can’t come in to work today because I’ll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. OK? 2. When I got up this morning, I
Most Overrated Careers
An interesting story in US News & World Report about the most overrated vocations. A quick excerpt: Advertising executive Architect Attorney Chef Chiropractor Clinical psychologist Medical scientist Nonprofit manager Physician Police officer Real estate agent Small-business owner
Business Trip to Tucson and Phoenix
I just returned from a full-week business trip to Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona… we found a little time during the end of one of the workdays to take a drive to the foothills of the Catalina mountains in Tucson. As