We Hold These Truths (About Core Platforms) to be Self-Evident…
Thomas Jefferson once gave this advice to senior bank executives.They asked him about replacing their legacy banking core platform software.
Banking, strategy
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Bad Hair Day / Good Pig Day
Open letter to the Google Meet Product Team:___________________________________________________________Dear Team, Please explain your thinking on target customer segments and key drivers
Career, long story
“Woof!” Oops, I Mean “Baah”
Yes, I am usually in the Finance Department.I fit right in! I’ve led Product Management, Business Analysts, Ops, SOX, Training,
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Escape the AI Gravity Well.
You’ve heard: “The people who use AI who will take your job.” The corollary: “The people who post about AI
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Wisdom is knowing when to stop adding candles.
I had a perfect birthday with close family. Life is amazing. Grateful for all the wonderful people who came into
Career, long story, pandemic
Career Advice for Expats:
When there are two careers in a relationship (with at least one expat)…Something has to give. I married a private
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4 Possible Futures. Place Your Bets!
What does the future look like? Four possible paths: A. Bad then good. Star Trek. Disruption and unrest followed by
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Wright, Wrong and Moore’s Laws
There’s a new law that affects everybody. It replaces Moore’s Law that we grew up with. Moore’s Law predicted “The
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Today’s “custom” is tomorrow’s “tech debt”.
Aim for using systems “right out of the box” (just as they were designed to work). Use standard configurations whenever
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I Won at Public Speaking
I won at “public speaking”. I enjoyed great success on the startup pitch competition circuit. I delivered “town halls” to