Prior to building my Internet company, I ran a successful software development firm for nearly 30 years. Our prime focus was the development of software solutions known as Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP for distribution companies in the US as well as financial software solutions for nursing homes. Several of our nursing home clients approached us and shared their interest in having us develop the software to handle the drug interaction for their residents. I accepted the challenge, yet, as...

Has anyone ever asked you if you remember where you were or what you were doing on May 8, 1945 when Germany surrendered ending WW2? Or when President Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963, or more recently, when the shuttle, Challenger, exploded shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986? Being too young to have witnessed the second world war, I do however, remember the others along with other tragic events in more recent history. Thankfully, there are major happenings...

Let me ask you a couple of questions: What is the one thing you wished you could have done that you haven’t yet? What is holding you back from doing it? One of the books I read years ago that had the most profound impact on me was The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend you do and if you have read it, I recommend you read it again. The essence...

A brief newsletter this week as I head out of town to celebrate my oldest granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah. This past Sunday, Laurel and I spent a couple of hours celebrating our grandson’s 2nd birthday at an area “little gym” that hosts these birthday gatherings every weekend for a hefty fee compared to the product offered. Of the three employees overseeing this rather large group of youngsters, two were mostly disinterested in leading the activities and the other was at the...

While I’m aware that this isn’t the forum for political discussions or judgment on the motives or actions of world leaders, it is a moment in time that gave me pause to think about true leadership. In our businesses we have mentors, advisors, team leaders, thought leaders and even spiritual leaders, but now we are witnessing, real life or death leadership play out on the world stage. I am reminded of my father, born and raised in the Ukraine, persecuted,...