Alternate Universe
The last few weeks were downright weird on the tech front, and it continues to make me nervous as we unleash technologies without some…
Slow Down
Once again, the technology curve is far ahead of most citizens, businesses, and governments’ abilities to keep up. Nothing shows that more…
Silicon Valley Way
Last week I was convinced the world had turned on its axis. Tuesday proved it true as atmospheric river #12 arrived on the 21st! Even…
Out of Power
Eleven atmospheric rivers later, I am now seven-going-on-eight nights without power. PG&E can’t restore it because the ground is too wet…
NPD + IRI = Circana
My colleague Randy Giusto and I often go round and round about branding and rebranding in this industry. I’ve written past posts about dos…
Zeros and Os
I’ve been thinking a lot about the ironies of machines versus people and how they work together or don’t. We’ve got chatbots providing…
Dark Money
What a shame yesterday to learn that one of my favorite leaders lost his job in a tussle with his PE owners during his “second bite at the…
Announcing Outsell’s Emerging 50 of 2023
Every year, we cover new companies with exciting solutions that are driving innovation in our industry. We call them the Outsell Emerging…
Breaking Glass
Celebrating Ann McLaughlin Korologos, 1941–2023
ChatGPT Out to Lunch
So it’s 6 am and I have a blog post to write. I figure I’ll start with ChatGPT since it’s all I’m hearing about and I need a break from bad…