Thoughts on Starting a New Job

I'm likely going to be starting in a new job (and new company) sometime before the end of the year. Perhaps some of you are too. Beginnings are always important times. Early impressions matter, patterns once set can be difficult to change and establishing momentum early is important. Here's how I'm planning to approach the […]

Clear. Compelling. Credible.

Great leaders offer clear, compelling and credible visions of a future better than current reality. The teams they are responsible for follow and excel because they understand exactly where they are headed (clarity), develop a deeply emotional connection with getting there (compelling) and believe that future can be realized, even against tall odds (credibility). I […]

Catching Up

Sunday afternoon, late, dusk. Time for a bit of catch-up on the past week's goings on, (during which I did more living than blogging). I'll do it summary style this time: Next phase of career coming into focus. Most likely trajectory will find me rejoining old friends on a new mission, to help lead the […]

Short Beach Morning

This morning arrived cold and gray, with a gusting wind from the north. I woke early, well before first light and, unable to summon back sleep, made my way downstairs, fixed a pot of tea, lit a fire and sat down to read (the biographies of Emerson and James I'm now working through). A bit […]

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.)

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Richard's books

Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
4 of 5 stars
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
by Rebecca Goldstein
The Baby Boom: How It Got That Way (And It Wasn�t My Fault)
4 of 5 stars
The Baby Boom: How It Got That Way (And It Wasn�t My Fault)
by P.J. O'Rourke
Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics
5 of 5 stars
Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics
by Robert Gilmore
Gone Girl
4 of 5 stars
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
We Can All Do Better
4 of 5 stars
We Can All Do Better
by Bill Bradley
Read this and regain at least a modicum of faith in the presence of wisdom among the leadership class in this world. Unfortunately, Bradley is past his impact moment, and his exemplar of a new way forward ("Americans Elect") foun...

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