One of the critical qualities that separates good business executives from excellent ones is the ability to have vision. The American Heritage Dictionary defines vision as unusual competence in discernment or perception, or intelligent foresight. Many people claim to be visionaries, and history has proven...
This week, I want to test a theory. In short, aspects of the economy and shifts in technology are conspiring to cause the migration of technology-centric and savvy professionals from traditional technology centers such as Silicon Valley and Boston to smaller communities and even remote...
Software and political expertise motivates Wisconsin’s State Senator to trim state government and grow the economy using technology tools and services....
In my last column of this series, I’m going to follow my own advice and stick to my core competency: evaluating angel investment opportunities. More specifically, I’m going to provide some basic thoughts on how to avoid bad investments. After all, I often explain my...
We are deeply concerned and troubled about the editorial titled, "End tax moratorium on Internet services" that appeared in last week's Wisconsin State Journal (08/07/03). Wisconsin is only one of ten states that is able to tax this channel of distribution...
MADISON, WI– With the Fox Network ready to air a sitcom set in mythical Waterford Falls, Wis., the Badger state will once again bask in prime-time television’s limelight – whether it wants to or not....
I’m so confused. Governor Doyle’s new Growth Council seems like a well-intentioned group, but I’m concerned that they’re out of touch. After looking at the roster of council members, I was astonished that only three women were mentioned, to say nothing of minorities and young...
CHICAGO, IL - I heard from my friend Marie the other day: “That’s it! This makes the third time I’ve gone to a promising company only to have it be bought, and see my job go away. I’m done – I’m going out on my...
On July 17th John Byrnes made the following statements in his guest column that appeared on The Wisconsin Technology Network: “It’s time to get serious. It is time to stop obsessing about the continual decline in traditional manufacturing jobs – there is nothing we can...
While Internet pop-up windows exhale a dying breath, HTML-based email messages find themselves glimpsing a similar fate. Surveys in 2003 are showing that plain text email messages are becoming more popular, and more successful, than HTML counterparts....