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Sellers, Marketers, Makers -- Innovation's Ancestry
“In many cases there are times when an invention is technologically possible –- and in which it may indeed appear necessary, as the telescope may have -- but without a market the idea will not sell, and in the absence of the technical and social infrastructure to support it, the invention will not survive.” [emphasis added] James Burke, Connection s (1978) His aim was historical research; but our lens focuses on the firm -- the place you dwell (mentally and physically)
May 31, 20216 min read


Classes of Impossible
For those who celebrate Chanukah, the miracle of the lights is a reflection, of tradition, survival and hope. It is a remembrance of Maccabean Jews and a civil war, a rededication of the temple, and an astounding observation of candlelight. The time is a reflection of history -- teaching and embracing, holding together a faith and way of life. I like to imagine the Jewish elders of two millennia ago, keepers of the temple, seeing the scant amount of pure oil, then making t
Dec 2, 20185 min read

