I get the point of crowdfunding in the equity/investment sphere. I get Kickstarter projects that are going to end in a particular piece of art/media/whatever that funders may either appreciate or have an altruistic reason to want to exist in the world. But I'm kind of perplexed by a lot of the "projects" I see retweeted or reblogged on social ( Read more... )

I had lunch today with someone I think of as a mentor.  I respect him immensely in the professional sense and appreciate his career advice.  He's normally a pretty thoughtful person, even though we have diametrically opposing political opinions.  [No, I will not vote for a Republican.  Any Republican.  Not while the GOP thinks I am less of a person ( Read more... )