The Economist: American tech giants are making life tough for startups
In this article The Economist details how the U.S. tech giants are making life difficult for start-ups. Read the full article in The Economist
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WSJ: Agree to Facebook’s Terms or Don’t Use It
If Facebook or Google test us – give us access to you or you can’t use our sites – what will happen and when will governments step in? Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse Sets Off Storms on Two Continents
Kudos to Maura Healey, whom I know and respect, for investigating how Facebook sold/offered/handed over or otherwise were convinced to share member data with a “company” or “researcher” with unclear and unexplained motives. Read the full article in The New York Times
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: Business Schools Now Teaching #MeToo, N.F.L. Protests and Trump
This article is important but misses something. Not only do CEO’s today need to provide leadership regarding appropriate behavior norms at their companies but they also need to lead by example. Read the full article in The New York Times
[VIEW FULL POST]CNBC Feature: How Female CEO’s Should Tackle The Harassment Problem
I offer my (different) perspective on sexual harassment – it isn’t just about men. Women should review their behavior too. Read my thoughts on CNBC here
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: Why Surge Prices Make Us So Mad: What Springsteen, Home Depot and a Nobel Winner Know
Great article about how simply pricing as much as the market will bear is not always the best strategy for the long term. Read the full article in The New York Times
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: New Gene-Therapy Treatments Will Carry Whopping Price Tags
Equating the price of a drug to the value of a life is not, as pointed out, the way fire departments or hospitals respond to life threatening situations, so why should drug makers use this analogy all the time? Read the full article in The New York Times
[VIEW FULL POST]CNBC: Career vs. children is the wrong mindset—it’s not a trade off
Here’s how career women can avoid that tingling of guilt about missing that important soccer game. Read the full article on CNBC.com
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: Everywhere You Look, We’ve Downgraded Real Problems Into Mere ‘Issues’
Carina Cochano talks about our propensity to downplay actual problems we may have in society today. Read the full story in The New York Times
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: In Towns Already Hit by Steel Mill Closings, a New Casualty: Retail Jobs
The cost of convenience and lower pricing to shop will be an incredible loss of jobs and potential obliteration of local communities and towns. We haven’t figured out how to replace that loss. Read the full story in The New York Times
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