Ownership by Sean Hull After reading about the Brooklyn Brew Shop in TimeOut New York recently, I decided to take a little trip to Brooklyn to visit their store at the Brooklyn Flea. The Brew Shop folks don’t make beer or that is

Logic Alone? by Sean Hull I was watching an episode of the classic Star Trek series recently where Bones and Spock were having one of their usual debates. Spock was emphasizing rational & logical analysis, while Bones was expl

Cui Bono – To Whose Benefit? by Sean Hull When looking for root causes of the recent financial meltdown, the latin phrase “cui bono” seems to pop up here and there. According to wikipedia: “(’To whose benefit?’,

Preserving Optionality by Sean Hull Larry Summers, Director of the White House’s National Economic Council coined the phrase “preserving optionality” back when he was deputy secretary of the treasury under Robert Rubin

Open Insights Newsletter Issue 54 – Avoiding Path Dependence   April 1, 2009 by Sean Hull 2009 is in full swing.  Let’s put the struggles of 2008 and the last few months behind us, and take the downturn as an

Open Insights Newsletter Issue 53 – Focus on Results   March 3, 2009 by Sean Hull 2009 is in full swing.  Let’s put the struggles of 2008 and the last few months behind us, and take the downturn as an opportu

Open Insights Newsletter Issue 52 – Hic Sont Dracones   February 3, 2009 by Sean Hull 2009 is in full swing.  Let’s put the struggles of 2008 and the last few months behind us, and take the downturn as an opp

Open Insights Newsletter Issue 51 – Stretch Your Database Dollar   January 1, 2009 by Sean Hull 2009 is finally here.  Let’s put the struggles of 2008 and the last few months behind us, and take the downturn

Open Insights Newsletter Issue 50 – Do Your Dishes December 1, 2008 by Sean Hull Here we are into the holidays already.  I’m happy to have reached the 50th issue of Open Insights, and plan to bring another 50.&nbs

Open Insights Newsletter Issue 49 – Things Fall Apart November 1, 2008 by Sean Hull In This Issue: 1. Feature: Things Fall Apart 2. Current Reading 3. Podcast Reviews 4. Past Issues 5. Technical Articles 6. Audio Interviews