You {should, shouldn’t, should consider} programming/learn(ing) to program

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Michael Robinson

I had a short and slightly angry post drafted about how little I care for programming, and how annoying it is when programmers tell me I should learn to program….I had a short and slightly angry post drafted about how … Continue reading →

Your parents really did have it easier

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Michael Robinson

I feel bad for people who went to an expensive college because it was the thing to do and not because they knew what they were going to do with…I feel bad for people who went to an expensive college … Continue reading →

The dark side of Internet marketing

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Michael Robinson

The Internet is the new Wild West for anyone with the time and wits to take advantage. Your potential audience is thousands of times bigger than in offline marketing. It’s…The Internet is the new Wild West for anyone with the … Continue reading →

My love/hate relationship with marketing

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Michael Robinson

I like it when people do things I ask them to do. There’s the rush of power, but then the satisfaction that comes from asking people to do something worthwhile….I like it when people do things I ask them to … Continue reading →

Let the economists worry about the economy

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Michael Robinson

The ’00s were a rough decade. The .com bubble popped, then some jerks with planes blew a hole in the country just as we were starting to recover. Now we’re…The ’00s were a rough decade. The .com bubble popped, then … Continue reading →

I am a non-professional blogger

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Michael Robinson

Blogging professionally tends to make people drop personality. The blog becomes a brand on its own and leaves the person or people behind it in the shadows. So I’m going…Blogging professionally tends to make people drop personality. The blog becomes … Continue reading →

The JOBS Act

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Michael Robinson

Every good thing I try to think of on the JOBS Act is caught by my “but that’s what they said last time” filter. This is the first bubble where…Every good thing I try to think of on the JOBS … Continue reading →