Danny Kit

Of course your position in the market, and the perception of your brand, influences customers' purchasing decisions. And of course you need to be in the arena to compete, so you can earn customers who provide your revenue. But you can give yourself a better chance by staying small, keeping costs in check, and building a larger margin buffer. The lo... See more

My work day is divided into blocks. I rearrange them based on my mood.

I hate to disappoint, but you don’t turn me into a quivering heap of anguish by telling me I am, or look, old. I’ve lost too many people too young to feel anything but celebratory about still being around in my sixtieth year and if you’re lucky, you’ll feel that way one day, too.

I can’t imagine anything less interesting in business than maximizing shareholder value. Yet this is what public companies are pressured — if not legally required — to do. A lot of non-public companies follow the same path towards performance and results.

To take it further, maximization as a concept just isn’t interesting to me. I don’t care about ... See more