And the worrisome thing is, I don’t really know of any case studies where a big and lumbering company (or country) has managed to reinvent itself and win – except in cases like Apple where they switched to a [benevolent] dictatorship or Germany post WWII where they rebuilt from the ground up.
by Jack Fisher, Mar 08, 2011
Look, I’m not saying marketing is evil or useless. It’s like any other organizational tool. The thing is, you can recognize great marketers right away. The bad ones? Those are harder to sort through.
by Jack Fisher, Feb 25, 2011
Joshua Nguyen: good luck! Cynthia Johansan: thank you! you are on the big screen in fisticuffs. Cynthia Johansan: go suck a new york hotdog Cynthia Johansan: (from zack, with love) Joshua Nguyen: HALLLLOOOOO Cynthia Johansan: "dirty water dog" Joshua Nguyen: GOOD LUCK! Joshua Nguyen: FINALLY! Cynthia Johansan: (from
by Jack Fisher, Jan 20, 2011
Just finished reading Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom. The quick summary? Everybody lies. And because everyone lies they then try to get away from their lying selves, but it’s hard to get away and be free because in the end everyone lies – and why would you run away from yourself
by Jack Fisher, Jan 05, 2011
It's 2011 and I'm back in New York. Did I think it was possible to live again in the city? Part of me always thought I'd be back, but it was always like thinking about of taking cooking classes; yeah I wanted to do
by Jack Fisher, Jan 03, 2011
Doctors princess: here's an example of how pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies dictate your care (instead of your doctor). princess: today, i found out that the makers of flonase (a nasal spray) struck a deal with many of the major insurance companies. they'll sell flonase to
by Jack Fisher, Nov 16, 2010