For a company to grow, it first must understand the components that actually drive the growth of its value.
Once a KPI target has been set, dive into the characteristics of the users to understand the perfect client profile.
To sustain growth, measure the actions that correspond to user retention and focus on them going forward.
Read More“Global trade skills deficit”, reads the headline!
What a disconnect between reality and the sordid political discussions on the subject of world trade. Global trade seems to be the “bad guy” these days, even though it has brought tremendous prosperity to way more Americans than those who have unfortunately had their jobs shipped to China (and for sure, that has happened too).
Here is the fact, and the deal. If you are a student and want an interesting and well paying job, think about studying international trade.
Read More“It feels a bit like a gold rush now. Everybody feels a need to have a massive perishables facility, but it’s not a panacea. This is not for everybody,” Ray cautions.
Read MoreEveryone can use a little ZEN in their life, right?
Read MoreOne of the most important, and accurate pieces of advice anyone every told me was, “90% of success is showing up, and suiting up”. When I first heard this 30 years ago, I smirked and replied, “Wait! You mean all I have to do is bless any person or occasion with my own presence, and whatever I want to happen, will happen?”
Read MoreSXSW never fails to put on a show for the ages. Who knew science, technology, cutting-edge social issues, and the like could be so much fun? These tech dudes and dudettes are really party animals, and it appears they have the money to make it happen in an increasingly flashy and outrageous way every year.
Read MoreOver the past 25 years, I have always looked forward to driving past that quintessential Austin TexMex restaurant on 5th St, El Arroyo ( English translation: “ the Ditch”). Every day there’s a different saying on the marquee sign out front.
Read MoreOn March 2, 2018, I was pleased to participate in the Dedication Ceremony of the new U.S. Coast Guard West Gulf Sector Regional HQ Building and Air Station.
Read MoreIn my remarks delivered to the Airport Council International Cargo Conference last week, I mentioned that airport cargo facilities would have to prepare for an "Uberization" experience; meaning that both the number of shipments and the velocity of transit of those shipments through airports would be increasing dramatically. This DHL white paper explains part of the reason why: cross border (i.e. "international") commerce, which has been set up as good, old-fashioned business-to-business(B2B) transactions, will begin to look more like business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. Just like airport passenger pick up locations were not designed, and did not accomodate the massive increase in consumer use of Uber/Lyft , airport cargo facilities are not prepared for a similiar shift in the way product flows through them, out to the world, and to we , the consumer.
Read MoreTo be clear, I’m not talking about “simplified” agreements with fewer words, better headings, and cleaner fonts. I’m talking about a contract that a high schooler could understand with zero context or explanation. As Robert Eagleson, a scholar on the topic, has put it: Plain language “lets the message come through with the greatest of ease.”
Read MoreI have to admit, my wonderful bad habit is fun. But as you may have guessed by now, it’s also a metaphor for something far more essential
Read More20 years ago corporate social responsibility (CSR) might have been considered a "feel good" duty for most businesses. Today, it is increasingly a necessary part of each corporation's shareholder value proposition. With this statement, the world's largest investment fund makes the path forward more clear.
Read MoreCreate something from nothing. Turn what was once just a glimmer in your eye into something of this world and for this world. All things of man that exist in the "real" world, all THINGS that ever were and ever will be, were first conceived in the mind of someone and somehow they "became."
Read MoreThis article from John Cutler puts "meat on the bones" of the discussion of what it takes to move your organization into the lean and agile zone. I particularly like the first point, "be prepared to focus and do less at once" as it flies in the face of a common misconception, that multitasking is the way to go.
Read MoreWait! What just happened? Did he really throw me in the deep end? Doesn't Dad know I cannot swim? Let's be reasonable.
Read MoreThe Brimble Family Foundation , One Skye, has taken its name from an old Native American greeting used at Pow Wows; "We may be of different tribes, but we all live under one sky."
Read MoreScientists believe that we all, in fact, descended from a single pair of humans, a kind of Adam and Eve who lived in East Africa a million years ago. Since then, the species grew in numbers, split up, formed tribes, cultures and nations, and we convinced ourselves that “we" now consists of "us and them". This article rudely reawakens us. Our human genome is widely shared, to the point that we are descendants of the same folks and thus, are all related in some very fundamental ways. Let that sink in for a moment. We don't just inhabit the same planet together, we also we built with the same living stuff. We are, literally, brothers and sisters, all of us. Now, let's start acting like it.
Read MoreIs venture capital right for social ventures? Unfortunately, there is no black-and white answer to this question. However, under specific conditions, venture capital can be a good fit without putting your mission at risk.
Read MoreThe goal is to create a space with unlimited capacity for sharing information and building interaction. We know that we’re part of the great big Planet Longhorn.
Read MoreI had the occasion to overhear both of these stories in a “ Forest Gumpian” fashion as I just happened to be around the tellers. The first is from Forest Gump himself, Tom Hanks, who spoke recently at the Texas Book Festival.
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