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Curious about "huge problems". Is there must be some data you could share to demonstrate this?
(ie: conversions dipped x% when we didn't use a server-side implementation)
Less of an "web designer" and more of an "ad designer"
"The idea that great education was never for the few and should always be available to all led to the creation of MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, led by Silicon Valley companies like Coursera and Udacity"
This is presented as a novel idea, but governments have been subsidizing education for a long time because of this long held value (see: student loans).
"You know a revolution is happening in Silicon Valley when the money shows up."
Correlation does not equal causation? Money does not a revolution make.
If you are looking for an intellectual discussion around management (helpful for some people) I'd recommend checking out Henry Mintzberg.
He's been writing on Management for 4 decades and he's opened my eyes to what management is about. http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Henry-Mintzberg/dp/1605098744
Definitely this.
The Effective Executive (Drucker) has been by far the best book on management I've ever read. No fluff. http://www.amazon.com/The-Effective-Executive-Definitive-Har...