Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts published in “Asides”

RIP Twitter Trending As Jack Dorsey Steps Down, And Some Vow To Leave Service For GETTR

On Monday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that he would be stepping down as chief of the social media company he helped create, and that Parag Agrawal, the company's chief technology officer (CTO), would take over. Dorsey will however remain a member of the board of directors until his term expires at the 2022 meeting…

Holiday Foodie Gift Guide That Supports Small Producers And Regenerative Agriculture

Everyone likes to eat — why not use it as an opportunity to support small producers and brands committed to environmental and social values as well. Here are a few delicious edible gift ideas that pay respect to the farmers and the people who make them possible. Von Trapp Farmstead A small dairy in operation…

Council Post: Accounting Software Vs. Property Management Software: Which One Is Best?

Ari Chazanas is the Founder and CEO of Lotus West Properties, a property management firm based in West Los Angeles. Many of my fellow property managers will ask me which accounting software is best for their business. The immediate assumption is a basic accounting program like QuickBooks because it's versatile, highly functional and easy to…

Agriculture In Transition

COP26 saw a welcome recognition of the importance of nature and its relationship to climate change. Urgent action on land use is needed as demand for food increases, while the world is currently losing forests, damaging soils and rapidly destroying other ecosystems that play a critical role in absorbing carbon and cooling the planet. As…

Can Innovation Teams Trick Leaders To Invest In Bad Ideas?

There has been a public fascination with the ongoing trial of Elizabeth Holmes , the founder of the now defunct blood testing startup Theranos. Indeed, social media users can’t decide if they love or hate Elizabeth Holmes. Part of the fascination arises from questioning how Theranos was able to raise so much funding before fully…

3 Dead In Michigan High School Shooting—15-Year-Old In Custody

Topline Three students were killed and several others were wounded in a shooting at a high school near Detroit on Tuesday, and police apprehended a lone 15-year-old suspect, according to local law enforcement. Key Facts Officers from the Oakland County Sheriff’s office responded to an active shooter at a high school in Oxford Township —…