Jason's Notes About Stuff

Management vs. Leadership (September 18, 2008)

Business | Development | Project Management

Robert X. Cringely wrote a nice little post about Leadership recently. Everybody has lots to say on (more...)

Green Party leading Facebook 'polls' (September 11, 2008)

Politics | Marketing | Internet

The Green Party seems to be using media and technology well so far in this campaign. I was surprised (more...)

Green Party ahead of its time. Too far ahead. (September 8, 2008)

Politics | Health | Economics

I just read the following press release from the Green Party: http://www.greenparty.ca/en/releases/0 (more...)

Banks need your money (September 4, 2008)

Business | Economics

As the credit crunch expands, some banks are now finding themselves in short supply of their primary (more...)

Sleep apparently necessary (August 26, 2008)

Business | Health

I try my best to get 7+ hours of sleep per day. I’ve noticed my ability to focus and concentra (more...)

Why is banking so expensive in Canada? (August 21, 2008)

Business | Economics

We have two major oligopolies in Canada – the communication companies (Bell, Rogers, Shaw, and (more...)

I.O.U.S.A. - A movie about the debt crisis (August 20, 2008)

Business | Economics

I just found out today that there’s a movie all about the debt/credit/finance crisis in the St (more...)

Service Failure (August 13, 2008)

Business | Marketing | Project Management

Today I experienced something I learned about in a Services Marketing course while doing my MBA at L (more...)

Reducing the Risk of Fixed-Price Projects (August 12, 2008)

Business | Development | Project Management

Scott Ambler has posted a follow-up on his previous article about fixed price software projects at h (more...)

Fixed-Price Software Development (July 21, 2008)

Business | Development | Project Management

I had been putting together some notes to write a short article about the difficulties with fixed-pr (more...)