After seven and a half wonderful years at AppNexus / Xandr (which was the best home and family I ever could have asked for) I’ve made the exciting decision to join the TripleLift team as SVP, Product. Official coverage here from MediaPost. What
WaterWipes: A Product Management Case Study
(Quick acknowledgement: I learned about the concept of Value Drivers, mentioned in this post, from Dr. Dwight Porter Ph.D of Applied Decision Resources – I’ve been very lucky to be his student over the past 6+ years.) Back in 2017,
Supply Chain Antics: When Your Vendor Tries to Turn You into a Reseller
Those of you who know me, or those of you who have been curious enough to click on the “Jewelry Portfolio” button in the upper right of this website, know that I’m a hobbyist metalsmith. I studied metalsmithing in college
The Difference Between Winning and Losing
When I was in 4th or 5th grade, I went on a summer hiking trip up in the Adirondack mountains. It was a three-day trip with about 15 kids. At night we camped out in tents along the trail. Overall,
A-B-D: Always Be Demoing
Back in 2015, I was introduced to Jonah Goodhart, CEO of MOAT. Jonah is a well-known ad-tech leader with many exits to his name (you can read more about Jonah here) but, at the time, I knew him primarily as
The Two Under Two Club
With full hearts we welcomed our second son Graham into the world this past week. He’s doing beautifully, as is his mother, and his older brother Jack is handling the transition with class. When we came home from the hospital
A Lesson in the Power of Price Perception – Courtesy of Build-A-Bear Workshop
Last Thursday, Build-A-Bear workshop announced that they would allow customers to “pay their age” for their products. For those not familiar, Build-A-Bear workshop sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals for – after customizations – roughly $50-$60, so it’s
Hey – Do you want to invest in Bitcoin?
I got the text around the start of the year. Some of you have gotten the same text. Mine came from an old friend who works in the financial industry – but he was far from the only person asking
Talking About Politics and Online Trolls
If you ask most people, they will say that religion and politics are the two things you should never talk about with family or business associates. Those two topics are just too divisive – it’s too risky to even talk
Creating True Long-Term Value
How many different ways are there to create true long-term value? It’s difficult to even think of how to answer such a question. Hmm.. let’s see, there are lots of different industries to start, so that makes the problem pretty