Proving that an agile approach is just as relevant to data delivery as it is to software development Part Two Sometimes, technology evolves very quickly, as I discussed in my last essay on the past half century’s three “surges” of data. But sometimes, tech straps on the afterburners — as…

Amid large layoffs at iconic technology firms, tech job hiring shifts to more traditional sectors such as manufacturing and health care, foreshadowing data’s “Fourth Surge”. Part One You’ve seen the headlines that closed out 2022 and began 2023: layoffs at Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Salesforce, and others. You’ve watched the year…

And the spell of wizardry, an enchanting but false mythology of leaders beguiling us, is the real culprit we together should be focused on in 2023. When it comes to the curious case of Elon Musk, and his ongoing sh*tshow in San Francisco, we’re referencing it all with the wrong…

Hurt Family Investments is our family office (we’ve been doing this for 11 years, following successful exits at Coremetrics and Bazaarvoice, my prior startups): 1. We invested 19% more in startups and VC funds this year than last. 2. We made 26 investments, over two per month. 7 of these…

In the now iconic line of the 2015 movie The Martian, marooned astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) gave us a new verb to sum up his only possible exit from his Red Planet dilemma: “I’m going to have to science the sh*t out of this.” For many businesses…

The quantum speed with which data is insinuating itself into every facet of life is challenging to comprehend. But doing so is imperative to our future, which is why we must be crystal clear about the past. By Brett A. Hurt Not long ago, I had the chance to share…

It’s finally the day before Inauguration. I originally wrote this post on Lucky7, my main blog, on Nov. 14 after it was very clear that the Election had been called. I’ve refreshed it below given what has happened since, with Stop the Steal and the attack on our nation’s Capitol. …

I was debating whether to title this post “The Ultimate Pandemic Workout”, “Maximum Efficiency with Maximum Results”, or something else, but stuck with the thematic of my four-part series on health. In the first three Parts, I covered: 1. Nutrition (and my vegan power breakfast smoothie recipe) 2. The Cooper Clinic 3. OsteoStrong…

Last week was a very busy one for me for writing and reflecting. To write is to learn. I finished my five-part series on leadership during the pandemic in Austin’s definitive cultural magazine, Urbānitūs. I owe a debt of gratitude to the Editor and Co-founder, David Judson, who really brought…