“Lighten Up, Francis”

Remember early 80’s comedy movie “Stripes” starring Bill Murray? If you do, you remember the scene where Sgt. Hulka is getting to know the troops and he gets around to the psycho guy who tells all the other guys “…if any of you guys touch my stuff I’ll kill you”…or something to that affect.

Coach Tomlin — A Focused Leader

A couple weeks ago I ran across a picture of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin from a press conference. His no-smile countenance, close cropped hair, piercing eyes…man he reminded me of someone. But I just couldn’t place him. Then it hit me!

Another Run at a Sports Stock Exchange

Well I guess in light of the financial crisis and economic meltdown, in a world where everyone’s net worth has taken a dive of 30% or so since this time last year, it’s as good a time as any to fund another sports stock exchange business.

“Coachability” — A Key Ingredient for Success

Anyone who has taken the time to coach a Little League sports team understands the definition of the word “coachability”. Trying to show a kid how to properly throw a pass or swing a bat never sticks the first time — or even the first 20 times in…

Willpower is a Scarce Resource

I just figured out why it’s so hard for people to lose weight — and keep it off: Willpower is a scarce resource.

Running across a WebMD article that highlights a study in which it is explained that willpower is a limited resource in all of us and…

Day in the Life of an EIR

This post has been a long time coming, well, say four months in coming. I get a lot of questions from my friends regarding what is life like as an EIR with Polaris Ventures. Well, take a walk with me as I share with you what today — a typical “day in the life” entailed:

Sports Section Still Worth Reading

I recall reading a story several years ago about former Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger explaining why he always read the sports section of the newspaper first. Try as I might (or as Google might) I was unable to unearth the exact quote, but paraphrasing Burger, he…

Scouting for Talent in Baseball and Business

Here we are in late May which means that the Major League Baseball player draft is just a couple weeks away. Many years ago I spent a couple springs running around the Bay Area scouting college and high school baseball players for the Chicago White…

LA Weekend Interrupted

Here I am lounging in the backyard of our friends’ home in LA — Pacific Palisades to be exact — enjoying some unseasoanably warm weather and a light breeze. A nice, welcome change to my past week in frigid Boston and New York.

Digital Media and Jackson Hole

Just about ready to head back to SF from Jackson Hole, Wyoming after spending three days with a bunch of smart, funny and “the kind of people that are fun to hang out with” at the Polaris digital media summit.