The Five Best Books I Read in 2018
The texts that rocked my world this past year.
Tag: Ethics
Lessons from Slack’s Origins
A pox on you if you think that the idea behind the popular collaboration tool was someone’s master plan.
Does Uber treat its driver-partners fairly?
Thoughts on the company’s data and price discrimination.
Why I Have Never Visited My Rate My Professor Page
And why I never will.
How Big Data Enables Competitive Intelligence
Recent events surrounding Twitter and Apple can teach us a great teal about business today.
The Foolishness of Relying on Social-Media Numbers
A little yarn about just looking at specious statistics.
Long-Term Greedy
Balance the long-term development of your business and reputation with short-term needs.
George Orwell and Why I Write
Why do I write? Many reasons. Read on to find out.
Why I’m No Longer Helping Reporters Out
Being listed as an anonymous contributor to an article just doesn’t sit well with me.
Kranzberg Revisited: Too Much Technology?
I ask a series of questions about the actual and normative limits of technology.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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