Does Management Suck?

Does Management Suck?

Are leadership and management alien concepts? Can one really exist without the other? While people tend to put leadership on a pedestal, management is often given short thrift. Since most people in the world have to deal or participate in the world of management, it...
Fix The Leak!

Fix The Leak!

A leak is never fun. If a pipe bursts in your house, and your floor is getting ruined, should you try to find a mop, or look for a way to fix the leak? The same logic applies to making your code  more maintainable, reliable and secure. During the Sonar Summer City...
Theranos: a Startup goes Down the Tubes

Theranos: a Startup goes Down the Tubes

It’s never pretty to watch a startup going down the tubes…it is beginning to happen in large fashion with Theranos. News broke today that Walgreens is dumping all the in-store test centers that it had created with the Theranos brand. The pundits today...
A Trial Balloon Takes Flight into the Cloud

A Trial Balloon Takes Flight into the Cloud

Humorous metaphor about the cloud aside, this is a not-so-lighthearted blog entry. This is the convergence of progress, loss, and humility. In the fall of 2015, Salesforce.com (SFDC) announced upcoming initiatives for the Internet of Things (IoT). For the uninitiated,...
Enlarging your Vision

Enlarging your Vision

It’s always good to come across advice from a true-blue business owner, whose name is not splashed across social media every 5 minutes. You can relate right away to their stories, and realize that they have faced real challenges, and their words don’t come...