A Private Letter, To Friends…
Just a short note to friends following this blog. While not yet official, as many of you already know, I've decided to join NCR. I'll be serving as their Chief Marketing Officer and VP, Corporate Development. Part of John Bruno's team, my responsibilities will be to both help tell the story of what the company […]
Downtown Sunday Morning
We're sort of uptown types by nature, but this weekend Ellie and I spent time in the lower reaches of Manhattan. The original idea was a change of pace stop on the way back to CA yesterday. Plans for returning to our west coast home changed when, over the weekend, I decided to accept an […]
Saturday Morning Advice
Want to Learn Something? Teach It!
One of the best ways to learn something, or to significantly deepen your understanding of it, is to teach it. What? Well, in my experience, it's true, and powerful. The trick, of course, is what teaching something forces you to do before you get up at the lectern, in preparation. (That's assuming of course that […]
Who Goes There?
Welcome!
I built this site (in 2004) around the idea that the conventional divisions between professional and personal life are artificial. They don't reflect how we live, work, and play today.
I don't shut down my professional responsibilities (with rare exceptions) on evenings, weekends, or holidays. Our competitive environment doesn't permit that, and I'd get bored.
Further, it occurs to me that if you are interested in doing business with me somehow, you should be interested in Rich Bravman, the person.
So, whether you're an entrepreneur looking for specific ideas on how to put your vision into practice, an investor looking for an experienced advisor or board member, a friend, colleague, or simply someone curious about what a fellow human thinks... Welcome!
Warning: eccentricities lie ahead in these pages. (Even at this late date in 2023, I like it that way.)