Cafe 42 Blog

Nothing to Hide?

NOTHING TO HIDE? You never know...This IS what Insta, Google, FB, ChatGPT and every other big data SaaS app out there is doing with your personal information: "The Third Reich was a diagnosis regime, obsessed with sorting the population into categories, cataloging people by race, religion, politics, sexuality, criminality and purported biological, mental and behavioral … Continue reading Nothing to Hide?

SaaS Apps that F**k You

Saas Apps that Screw You or Why U Can’t Get that House, that Job, those Tickets… I’ve been house hunting on REDFIN for over 5 yrs with no luck. The homes I want are either too expensive, a flat-out ripoff, or an offer is accepted within 24 hrs of listing. We’ve bid on 5 houses, … Continue reading SaaS Apps that F**k You

The Upside of Dementia

She walked to the bank on the last Friday of every month to deposit her social security check. She’d been doing it on her own for a long time, since her husband of 49 years died of a brain tumor ten years back. She folded the check in half then put it in her wallet, … Continue reading The Upside of Dementia

On the Train to Auschwitz

Electricity is shooting from my fingertips. My heart is racing. My breathing fast, too fast. “I can't understand your accent. I'd like to talk with a supervisor, NOW!” My fifth ask. I'm on the phone with COMCAST, have been for the last 2 hrs today; 3 hrs on Tuesday, 2 more last Friday...etc. “I sody mem for … Continue reading On the Train to Auschwitz

The Good Life

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Bn6F9PHebGDagd1s2NFb6?si=BlR-c0orTyaw-XRdYeC4NQ To escape the bickering, and whining, and catering to the needs and desires of everyone’s demands, I took our dog, Annie, for a walk on a quiet fire trail near our house. Bright and beautiful out, a sweet sea breeze came over the Oakland Hills with the afternoon sun. The mile and a half … Continue reading The Good Life

IDEA to PRODUCT for PROFIT Webinar

Eventbright Webinar: https://lnkd.in/gETT2C_S Have a biz IDEA you think will SELL? PROVE IT...BEFORE YOU BUILD IT, with the Productization process. Over 500,000 startups launch in the U.S. annually. More than 90% fail from bad to no marketing. Marketing is NOT advertising! Marketing any product or service BEGINS (or should) in product development of the IDEA. Running ads through Google or … Continue reading IDEA to PRODUCT for PROFIT Webinar

The Yin/Yang of Love

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jYpkquscPut4Iozh90BCH?si=f63maePPSfGqBwzUN7CXnQ Got the call at 7:50 this morning and knew something was wrong. No one calls when I'm getting the kids ready for school unless it's bad news. And there was no possible way my 14 yr old son could have made it to school on his bike so fast. Could hardly hear the woman … Continue reading The Yin/Yang of Love

The Character of Places

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fpGYqta6FKUZKWcxcixWR?si=x_5NtCMlSNOZ5mwIPJ6I1Q I was 19 the first time I remember it happening. I was driving north from L.A. to Seattle, and it hit me like running into a brick wall when I saw the Welcome to Oregon sign— something was wrong with the place. Not wrong, exactly. But not what I thought it would be since I'd … Continue reading The Character of Places