No Skid Marks: Experiences and Lessons in 30 Years of Business

Thirty years ago this month, in August of 1985, I started my first business, XONITEK Systems Corporation.  It didn’t really dawn on me until I found myself at the David N. Deutsch Saratoga Weekend (aka “Camp David”), which is like a mini (very mini) World Economic Forum  (aka “Davos” after the town in Switzerland where…

Before there is Passion, there must first be: Interest, then Belief, then Ability, then Success

Before there is Passion, there must first be: Interest, then Belief, then Ability, then Success

When I was growing-up, I had a lot of passions – or at least I thought they were passions.  Fortunately, I was blessed with having a structure at home and at school that supported me in the exploration and development of my passions; or at least mostly supported me. My first such recollection was in…