I learned three important lesson about innovation early in my career as an engineer at McDonnell Douglas. It was 1989 and I was assigned to work on the Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet, a carrier-based fighter jet. Originally designed in 1976, the F/A-18 was planned to remain... Read more
I was in Phoenix recently meeting with some prospective investors. At the end of the dinner presentation, I sat with a table of younger investors and we started talking about genomics, CRISPR and 23andMe. Then the floodgates opened… These young people not only... Read more
Last weekend I was in Grayling, Michigan for the famous canoe marathon, a 14-hour, non-stop race through the night. The Ausable, known as the Holy Waters, is a beautiful river with many naturally fallen trees, obstacles, and tight bends. Given the obstructions, some... Read more
