Know Which Game To Play
Checkers and chess. Both are games of skill. Both have winners and losers. While they share the same playing surface, if you sit down with a friend to play, it’s entirely clear which set of rules you should be using, based on the pieces on the board. In business, it’s not that simple. It’s Monday […]
Why I Do This
So why, exactly, have I chosen to take to the task of recording words here, now on some regular basis? Related: what guides my choice of subject? A few words on these questions follow. While having had some experience in a like mode some years earlier, I only started this column in August of this […]
Love Your Channel, But Don’t Let Them Crowd You Out Of Customer Dialogue
Love your channel. Feed your channel. Help them get rich. But don’t let them block you from having a regular and robust dialogue with your end use customers. A very significant percentage of B2B commerce is conducted through third party channels: Distributors, VARs, SIs and OEMs. A well developed channel ecosystem, properly supported and managed […]
Now and Then
CASUAL, IN THE NY'R STYLE I’m teaching myself ActionScript, a programming language used with Adobe Flash. Unless I flunk myself, the reason will appear in a post not too far into the future. ActionScript is an object-oriented language. OK, I know that I just ran the risk of losing 90% of you. Trust me, there’s […]
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.)