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Gartner Inc. (originally called Gartner Group) was born on April 1, 1979, together with a chap named David Stein. I had just predicted that the estimated $200 million ‘Information Industry’ (information about the realm of computers) would continue growing at an annual rate of 30%, and that we should attempt applying our knowledge, in order to share the expected growth. At the time I...
read moreMy three year-old grand-daughter Clementine is very smart. While she’s never taken any piano lessons yet, I was impacted by this most recent one (of many) videos. Here’s why: on her own, she maintained a reasonably constant rhythm, while composing a song in her head in...
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In a Jerusalem Post article (http://wapo.st/vvfGKI), the poor relationship between Israel’s Netanyahu and the leaders of France and the U.S. is discussed. In fact, Obama and Sarkozi were caught unaware when a reporter’s microphone caught segments of a private chat where they essentially crucified Israel’s prime minister. Netanyahu is in a tough place because his government is a...
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To begin, here’s an excerpt from my ‘Harvard Business Review App’ (the full article by Walter Isaacson was published in the March 2012 issue) which ironically refers to one of my favorite management issues: innovations using 2×2 quadrants in order to manage better! Isaacson: ‘When Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, it was producing a random array of computers and peripherals, including a...
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Jackie Mason, who was once one of the funniest comedians I have ever encountered, is now roughly my age (6 years older). We cross paths very occasionally, and I recently purchased what I believe was his last video. Watching it was a gas (very funny), growing funnier minute to minute! While others might think he has poor taste, the video certainly made me yearn for the good ‘ol days. I...
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[The following recollection, written by Ken in his own words rather than my paraphrase, is included for its charm (e.g. it does not really belong in the 'Advisory' category); it describes an unusual interview process even for me, which I’m sure was the result of circumstances, long forgotten-GIG] MAHLER AND ME by Ken Sonenclar It is the winter of 1982. I am a senior editor at Information...
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Today I received an e-mail from a friend: “Gideon, is this your old apartment?….Gerald” My friend Gerald had attached an article with photos from that day’s New York Times (July 4). The reader can find the complete article on the web, using keywords like ‘NYT July 4, 2010′, ‘High-Rise Dwellers Live the High, High Life’ (the article’s title),...
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My son Perry just sent me an e-mail which I must post: “Just wanted to point out that this past weekend was the 40th anniversary of the first “real” baseball game you ever took me to, on June 5, 1970. It was in the original Yankee Stadium against the White Sox, and I’m pretty sure it was knuckleballer Wilbur Wood pitching for the Sox. I had only recently become a rabid...
read moreMy wife Sarah threw me a 75th birthday bash at our home, and we invited many friends from my past. Soon after, we had a very small family get together at my son Perry’s ladyfriend Inga’s apartment. Among the gifts I received were a book (“Happy 75th Birthday, Dad”) with hundreds of photos of my family, a collection of postcards, and another collection of fortune cookies! I...
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Note: In the Innovation section of this blog I posted six chapters briefly describing my life, from youth through my Wall Street days. As a sample, I’m posting one of these chapters, the one covering the possible influences of my MIT undergrad period on my later career. Blogs describing my experiences at Gartner, Soundview, Giga, and currently, will eventually be posted in the Gartner,...
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35th Anniversary of Gartner Inc.'s Founding: Gartner Inc. (originally called Gartner Group) was born on April 1, 1979, together with a ... [read more]
Oh My Darling Clementine: My three year-old grand-daughter Clementine is very smart. While she's never taken any piano lessons ... [read more]
Social Networking May Be Bad for Your Health: What might have once been called 'intellectual networking' seems to have been displaced by today's ... [read more]
Genius Economist Suggests Solution to Housing Problem: John Geanakoplos is James Tobin professor of economics at Yale University and one of the founders of Ellington Capital Management, ... [read more]
Which Executive Education School Is Tops?: Interestingly, executive education rankings by various publications produce results which seem all over the map. In fact, the ... [read more]