Have you come across Substack, the home for great writing yet? Founded in 2017 as a platform that’s geared for subscription newsletters (free, freemium or paid), Substack is well financed and represents a robust proposition for all types of writers, including...
Have you ever heard about or listened to the band, The Grateful Dead? For those of you who know me, there should be no surprise about my referencing the Dead (I’m a dyed-in-the-wool fan). But, do you know the story about the original tale behind the name of the...
Minter Dialogue with Claire Boonstra Claire Boonstra is a Dutch entrepreneur, who co-founded the acclaimed Layar, the augmented reality mobile platform that was sold to Blippar in 2014. Among a long string of accolades and titles, including Top 50 Most Influential...
The outlook for business is laced with dark clouds Over the past two years, governments have printed extraordinary sums of money to “buoy” the economy. In the process, the trend toward bigger government continues inexorably onward. In some countries, the government...
From Viktor Frankl to Jordan Peterson, passing through Monty Python, Alain de Botton and Brian Greene, the ‘modern’ human being has always been in search of meaning. It may well be the essence of la condition humaine. Today, I feel that the world has never...
Many people have been writing about the serious need these days to have more fun, joy and happiness in their lives and business. This leads me to ask the question: Is fun a value to have as a brand? Call me Scrooge, but I tend to think not. Here’s why. If...
How to tag someone on LinkedIn if their name doesn’t come up?
