In 1968, my parents bought a bungalow at the Jersey Shore. They paid $19,000.  It was a great deal not just because of the low price but because the place came fully furnished. There was a rattan sofa, two chairs and a coffee table. The kitchen came...

The word of the day is Stammtisch. I was at a dinner party of a group of guys in Manhattan and we were talking about how to communicate more regularly and effectively. Right now, we meet three to four times a year. I always wanted to be part of a group...

Sign up to receive Surface Area or follow me on Linkedin or Twitter. Book a meeting here to talk about ghostwriting from my agency, Principals Media. Bloomberg is one of the original, most successful, and enduring fintech companies.  Startups seeking...

Sign up to receive Surface Area or follow me on Linkedin or Twitter. Book a meeting here to talk about ghostwriting from my agency, Principals Media. About 15 years ago, Jim Simons was driving to Boston to give a speech at his alma mater, MIT. He had...

Sign up to receive Surface Area or follow me on Linkedin or Twitter. Book a meeting here to talk about ghostwriting from my agency, Principals Media. After we finished our tour of the college campus, the admissions officer asked if there were any...

When people ask me about managing their careers, I often mention a former colleague Brian Rooney. In the late 1990s, Brian Rooney reported to me when I was the New York Bureau Chief at Bloomberg. A few years later I reported to him working in the...

Photo from Jared Kubin Sign up to receive Surface Area or follow me on Linkedin or Twitter. Book a meeting here to talk about ghostwriting from my agency, Principals Media. In the early years, Bloomberg LP faced a challenge common to new businesses: how...

Sign up to receive Surface Area or follow me on Linkedin or Twitter. Book a meeting here to talk about ghostwriting from my agency, Principals Media. John Maloney, the co-founder of Urban Baby and former President of Tumblr, splits his time between...

Sign up to receive Surface Area or follow me on Linkedin or Twitter. Book a meeting here to talk about ghostwriting from my agency, Principals Media. Guerilla marketing 101. Munichain is a fintech startup that’s using innovative technology to...

In the fall of 1962, my father drove my mother to Annapolis see his alma mater Cornell play Navy in football. My dad’s a sports fan and I’ve been asking him about famous games he attended and this one turned out to be one of the most memorable. He said...