Are You Underinvesting In A Lifetime Opportunity?
July 9, 2010 – 4:57 am | No Comment

It is a common sight in Chinatown (both San Francisco and New York City) and it has always disturbed me.  It is the sight of old, Chinese ladies hauling big bags of plastic bottles and …

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Cultural Telescope

Human insights and observations.

Humans in the Marketplace

People and the way we do business.

Mind to Hand

Design, art, music, and all things man made.

Taste Bud Exchange

Food, meal culture, and the social trade with every dish.

From The Amphora to The Soiree-Decanter
July 25, 2009 – 5:53 pm | No Comment
From The Amphora to The Soiree-Decanter

Archaeologists get giddy when their strata reveal a clean progression in the style and functionality of the artifacts found within the layers of earth.  But, archaeologists don’t have to be the only ones excited about …

Dancing In Our DNA
July 5, 2009 – 7:44 pm | No Comment

Go ahead and watch the babies boppin and dancing in the Snazl above.  All of the clips are cute and one clip shows a baby dance prodigy.  But with a pair of anthropological glasses, one …

New York City vs Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs
July 3, 2009 – 6:24 pm | No Comment
New York City vs Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs

There is a rivalry between New York City entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.  The California crowd boasts the most and some of the biggest venture capitalists in the country with a flurry of entrepreneurial beehives …

Big Apple BBQ Block Party
June 16, 2009 – 4:28 am | No Comment
Big Apple BBQ Block Party

What kind of strange culture would spend a day in the rain waiting in line for BBQ? Apparently, it is the New York City foodie tribe and the event was the 7th Annual Big Apple …

Think Outside The Car Frame
June 15, 2009 – 12:17 am | No Comment

Seek opportunities to hang out with intelligent industrial designers.  They have the ability to ask, “Does it have to be this way?” to every medium and every situation.  Robin Peng of Design Engine was the …

Red Envelopes
June 14, 2009 – 8:41 pm | No Comment
Red Envelopes

In each red envelope there’s a dollar bill

A little hope and a little will

A friendly wish an obvious gift

Some reciprocity, some generosity

Corporate Centered vs. Passion Centered Marketing
June 10, 2009 – 4:07 pm | No Comment
Corporate Centered vs. Passion Centered Marketing

After going through a number of interesting posts from Grant McCraken, I got to one of his older posts written in December 2007 entitled Understanding The Whole Consumer.  He mentioned how parts of a consumer’s …

Bringing Back The Parasol
June 2, 2009 – 6:19 pm | No Comment
Bringing Back The Parasol

I am strange, and I know this not just because my mother told me so, but because I carry a parasol with me whenever I plan to be out in the sun all day.  But …

Shabbat Night!
June 2, 2009 – 2:20 am | One Comment
Shabbat Night!

My husband and I were invited to an evening dinner at a friend’s apartment in Manhattan. I thought this was a kind invitation from a friend to join them in their home and not much …

Faces
May 30, 2009 – 7:19 pm | No Comment
Faces

Brad Feld (VC and blogger extraordinaire) recently wrote a post about faces.  His first few paragraphs took me back to my college Biological Anthropology class and how powerful faces are to human beings.  Brad’s friend …