My old website was quite dated and empty, with huge gaps between updates. This is a reboot with the goal of being more active! (We will see how it goes).
Classes Have Begun…
I really love this video of Tina Seelig on Stanford’s eCorner. It is worth a watch. We do this all the the time: getting by, compromising, satisficing. The truth of the matter is we have limited time and have to make some compromises. Tina’s message is different though… NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE FABULOUS OK, so in my class I’ve tried to make the substitution of “AWESOME” for “FABULOUS”, but you get the idea. I started teaching our undergraduate core information systems course last...
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My old website was quite dated and empty, with huge gaps between updates. This is a reboot with the goal of being more active! (We will see how it goes).
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I study the many ways that information technology changes the world, with a focus on markets and (most recently) entrepreneurs. I'm currently a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world.