by Artie Isaac | Oct 3, 2007 | Unsolicited Suggestions
A wise cartoon by Alex GregoryThere are three types of Powerpoint presentations: those that work, those that don’t, and those that shouldn’t have used Powerpoint in the first place. Years ago, a client of Young Isaac’s completely outlawed Powerpoint...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 1, 2007 | Unsolicited Suggestions
Our son loves paintball. I don’t. But I believe in play, because play is good for the imagination. (Facts are easy. Imagination is rare.) He regularly invites me to join him on the Field Of Battle. He’s a very talented debater, making the case for being...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 30, 2007 | Unsolicited Suggestions
Taxi DriverWell, the job interview was weird, but they offered me the job. I went to work, 22, living with my girlfriend in her summer rental on Mercer Street near New York University. After two weeks, the Big Boss — Mallory Factor, PR Man — returned from...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
According to Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko in their classic The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy, the vast majority of millionaires — those with true net worth of more than $1,000,000 after debts are paid off...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
Earlier this week I was the emcee of a fundraiser. Like many fundraisers, it was an assembly of hundreds of exceedingly nice people, paying dearly to spend their evening wearing nice clothes in a public celebration of a good organization. That’s so nice. Anyway,...