Author Archives: Stan

The Dilbert Dipstick

“Dear Stan, Our organization, like many others, is experiencing very difficult economic challenges.  So far we’ve been able to not let anyone go, but money is tight and we’re all trying to do more with a lower budget.  We don’t … Continue reading

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You failed. So what?

David asked, “Stan can you spend a few more minutes with me here on the phone?” after our joint telecon had ended with his business partner. David and Jed had formed their company about seventeen years ago.  It had grown … Continue reading

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Swimming with the sharks

And I mean that in the best possible way.

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‘Sup?

Sitting at dinner one night in Durham, North Carolina, with the Chief Commercial Officer of Ridge Diagnostics, the lab manager and the medical director, we enjoyed east Indian food and discussed the progress that Ridge had made.  We were intently … Continue reading

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