Front Row Seat For a Revolution

An Age-Appropriate Song For the AI Era

The story behind "Memory". Thank God I remembered it.

Jul 10 • Kevin Maney

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Summer, Ben & Jerry's, and What Happened to Businesses "Doing Good"

Also, the time I helped Ben and Jerry test their first ice cream pops

Jul 2 • Kevin Maney

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June 2026

The Problem With All the Noise About AI and Jobs

One way to stay positive about the future is to believe in the lessons of the past

Jun 1 • Kevin Maney

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May 2026

Jim Collins, "What To Make Of a Life," and What He's Meant to Mine

Oh, and then there was that rock climb with Jim that scared the shit out of me

May 13 • Kevin Maney

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April 2026

Jeff Bezos Stories

Insights from and encounters with the Amazon founder, before he got buff and bought a mega-yacht

Apr 10 • Kevin Maney

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March 2026

One on One with Peter Drucker: IBM's Thomas Watson and the Birth of Computing

In 1930, Watson "began talking about something called data processing, and it made absolutely no sense!"

Mar 9 • Kevin Maney

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February 2026

An Intimate Glimpse of IBM Builder Thomas Watson Sr.

From the last interview, in 2001, with his daughter-in-law and widow of Tom Watson Jr.

Feb 9 • Kevin Maney

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January 2026

Why AI Will Kill Your Job So You Can Make a Better One

And will someone please start the YouTube of user+AI-generated software?

Jan 28 • Kevin Maney

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December 2025

Lou Gerstner's First Day at IBM

At Gerstner's passing, a warm story about his long ago encounter with IBM's ghosts

Dec 28, 2025 • Kevin Maney

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What iRobot Taught Us About Home Robots

Hint: Don't expect a Rosie anytime soon

Dec 19, 2025 • Kevin Maney

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November 2025

The Crash of '87...and Maybe the Next One

One thing is not like the other. Or is it?

Nov 19, 2025 • Kevin Maney

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October 2025

Oh, That Larry Ellison

The MiG-flying, America’s Cup-racing, babe-magnet zillionaire playboy computer geek with beefy bodyguards

Oct 18, 2025 • Kevin Maney

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