Category Archives: IT Business

Everyone I talk to as of late seems to be facing more cautious leads. While the sales at OWN are still running fast and strong and we will definitely have an all time record January on the books, our growth … Continue reading →

Break out your competitive knife set, start the grinder, it’s going to get interesting. Here is what Cisco is up to: Cisco’s diversification into the server market is fraught with risk. Cisco boasts gross profit margins of close to 65 … Continue reading →

Today was the supposed half-day at OWN Atomic Tangerine office. Or so we planned. Things I’ve learned: 1) Don’t do a half day by saying “Let’s start early..” because by the time noon comes along you won’t want to do … Continue reading →

Put in a full day today. Barely on my two feet. Tomorrow morning we’re starting early and likely making it a half day, spending the remainder of the day with the family. I’m planning to use the morning to organize … Continue reading →

Spending a week remarkably focused on the agenda has really left me in the dark about the apocalypse of capitalism that is going on outside my atomic tangerine walls: Circuit City, after 60 years in business, is going out of … Continue reading →

Boy am I beat. Ever seen a lizard that got it’s tail chopped off and still continued to twitch. I’m that tail right now. My foot is twitching and I’m blogging but aside from my ability to breathe and move … Continue reading →

All stupid business books are either titled _The/A/An_ _Noun_ _Principle/Rule/Law_ or something that couldn’t even get into a fortune cookie: Blue Balled Roosters Don’t Fly Planes. This is one of them. But hey, it’s free! The Karl Principle You should … Continue reading →

There are times when I am just astounded to hear the bullshit that comes out of my peers mouth. Now this is a serious topic so allow some poetic justice, I’m going to make it funny: For some, I have … Continue reading →

Behind pride, effort and excellence all of us put in our work there hides a little layer of shame and disappointment in how much we suck. Some of us know it, and we work on it every day to mitigate … Continue reading →

Lose weight. Be less ugly. Change underware daily. Be realistic Vlad! I’ve always seen New Years resolutions as these big optimistic goals, only to be crushed into reality somewhere mid-January. I really love what I do. I know it sounds … Continue reading →