Category Archives: Business
Have a Family Owned Business?
“Defining a dynasty as three successive generations of family control and success, he focuses on banking, automobiles, and raw-materials industries, with fascinating stories of families, including the Barings, Morgans, Fords, Toyodas, Rockefellers, Guggenheims, and Schlumbergers.” — Mary Whaley Continue reading
The Mythical Man Month
Managing Software Development Projects In today’s world, more and more managers find themselves having to manage an impromptu software project. It usually starts by a need identified by a “hobbyist” colleague, who realizes that they can solve a problem by … Continue reading
Tunring Filthy Water into Strile Drinking Water
From TED’s web site: :Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing … Continue reading