The Sharpless Method: We suffer more in imagination tha
The title quote is from Seneca. I grew up with a different phrase, but it still worked for me: “80% of the sh*tRead More
Closing? Should be called Opening…
Closing is the most worst name in the financing dictionary. I know, it’s the day or week when money changes hands. Back inRead More
On Celebrations and Cigars
The most appreciated gift I bring home from Havana is cigars. Wrapped by the best hands in the business, they seem to imply…Read More
An Entrepreneur’s Life
Honestly, it's been hard to understand it myself, let alone explain it to others.
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It can take 30 years to know how to do it in 30 minutes
“We need to redefine “hard work” to include “hard thinking.” So says founder guru Seth Godin. I couldn’t agree more. The person whoRead More
Founder Profile #3 – Tom O’Reilly of Aptari
(Tampa, FL) My sit-down with Lilly from Fashion Snoops was so much fun I decided to continue with more; it’s one of the mostRead More
Oh Father, my Father… this is your success.
I looked through some family pictures on my Birthday, and this one made me think of what my father has given me.Read More
As baseball begins… Respect
As baseball begins again, all teams have hope. At least for the day. What caught my eye this year was this NY TimesRead More
Gladiator is a love story
I like to write about being a man’s man, maybe because I think it’s a lost art today, and it shouldn’t be. CharlemagneRead More
Learn, or give it up to the robots
That pretty much sums up most of the 2017 resolutions I have been seeing from my friends and business relationships. Except for myRead More