On Friday, I read that Katie Cotton, Apple’s corporate communications chief for the past 18 years, was leaving her job. I had never really much about her before, but the general impression seems to be she’s not exactly all sunshine and unicorns, as reported by ValleyWag: (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Inside the Writer’s Mind
I’m terribly preoccupied with trading (of all things), so I don’t have time for a “real” post right now. I did want to share this, however. I’m kind of obsessed with Truman Capote and In Cold Blood these days, so I was delighted to find the interview below. When you have time, check it out. It’s an astonishing window into the man and his time.
In This Month’s AAII Journal
I was pleased to see that this month’s widely-read AAII Journal featured an article I did with snippets from my Panic, Prosperity, and Progress book.
You need to be an AAII member to see the journal, but for those of you who are, I wanted to bring this to your attention. Many thanks to those who have bought, read, and reviewed my book!
World Premiere
In case you weren’t aware of it, I have a 15 minute show every day on the Tastytrade network called 
The Last Call. You might want to check out Friday’s episode, as I’m in particularly fine form, if I may say so. And I just did. So I guess it’s all right.
During the show, I learned that Tastytrade is (finally!) going to premiere a series I wrote, produced (and, ahem) starred in called The Prophet’s Tale. It’s seven separate segments, the first of which airs a little after the opening bell on Monday morning (so I’m told). It’s all about the company I founded, built, and sold. Check it out; I think you’ll find it interesting! And, for Slope+ users, I negotiated for permission to put all seven segments on the blog permanently (once they finish editing them all).
Jobs: The Movie
Today I finally got around to watching the movie Jobs (the one starring Ashton Kutcher)
I confess I had hesitations about watching it at all. For one thing, I am far too close to the subject matter. I have studied Steve Jobs since 1982. Even in the late 1980s, he wasn’t a household name, and my roommate in college pronounced “Jobs” with a long O (as you would say the word “robes”), which drove me right up the tree. I was into Jobs two decades before it became really cool.
Having seen the movie, I can also attest to having met half the people that were featured in it. The entire topic of Apple – – its entire history from 1976 to present – – is something I know fairly deeply, so I knew I wouldn’t learn anything new from the movie, but I was concerned about how much it might irk me with inaccuracies. (more…)
