Simple: A New Way to Bank
Think a small startup can't disrupt a deep-seated, regulation-protected, mammoth industry? Think again. The New York Times recently featured a small financial startup called Simple, which bills itself as "A…
The Art of Adding By Taking Away (New York Times!)
This past weekend was a high point in my career, having an essay published in the Sunday Business section, in the feature column Preoccupations. My essay is entitled "The Art…
Focus, Subtraction, and the Story of Brian Lam
I love stories like this one, mostly because of my bias toward the disciplined pursuit of less as the pathway to something better. It's the story of Brian Lam, told by David…