Defining Arlington (Virginia)’s Digital Destiny
Earlier this week I spoke at an event looking at the Digital Destiny of Arlington, Virginia. You can see the conversation in its entirety here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-7O8m4SEA8
Reflections on Fatherhood
One night last week I found myself weighed down with the swirling emotions of mind and soul. Worried I wasn't being all that I so desperately and deeply want to be. Stressed and distracted by an upcoming court hearing after Andrea filed a motion to quibble over 2-4 days of…
To My Sons on Father's Day
To My Sons on Father’s Day I have three sons. As a result of divorce, I don’t see our three sons daily. I do see them frequently. Not every day of every week, but in some weeks every day. It is a tremendous blessing. I’m at their baseball games, lacrosse…
Have You Been Here Before?
“Have you been here before?” the clerk asked. For a moment I was frozen in time. I stared blankly back at him. While my eyes fell upon his face, my mind’s eye carried through him and morphed into a target-less gaze. He was in his 50s and the vantage of…
Talking to Think v. Thinking to Talk
I’m in the process of hiring a life/executive coach to work with over the next year. I’ve been interviewing coaches over the last few weeks to ascertain fit, approach and style. One of the coaches I interviewed last week made a fascinating (to me) observation as we chatted: I talk…
6 Things Divorce Taught Me about Marriage and Love
Last Thursday would have been my 15th wedding anniversary (15 years!!!). I love seeing others acknowledge and celebrate their anniversaries on Facebook and share photos from that special day (we were all babies!!!). I find myself especially enjoying those who make it past year 14. Lucky 13 was as far…
Waze + Redfin
I had lunch today with one of my favorite people. We talked about life and family, work and travel, traditions, vacations, and painting furniture. All of the things I love! The sun was shining (a rarity in DC these days) and the conversation flowed as natural as it always has…
Why CES Asia is Growing in all the Right Ways Shawn DuBravac
As we prepare for the 50th anniversary of CES in 2017, we close the door on the second annual CES Asia, held last week in Shanghai. For those of you who attended both last week and the inaugural event last year, you saw the stark differences in these two events…
Finding the Right Blend Between Algorithms and Humans
If you you haven't been following, well, trending new topics lately than you've probably missed the recent hoopla surrounding Facebook's Trending Topics. Here's a quick recap: earlier this month Gizmodo reported on life inside Facebook's Trending Topics followed by a subsequent report claiming Facebook contract employees routinely suppressed news stories of…
In Response to “[…] is a toy”
Steven Sinofsky recently wrote about technologies labeled as toys and recounts a list of innovations over his career labeled as such. He posits that “it can be said that being labeled a toy is necessary, but not sufficient, to become the next big thing.” His article begs the question, what…