Month: April 2018

  • Five Points – 22

    “Fact, non verba” unknown We publish a retrospective at the end of every year. This helps us plan, keeps us honest about how plans worked out, and allows us course correct quickly. You can read the write ups for 2014, 2015, and 2016. Exploration Group is a media management and technology company headquartered in Los Angeles. Equally, […]

  • Five Points – 21

    Marijuana Legalization –  The legalization of marijuana seems to be speeding into the national consciousness and onto ballots in the United States. One of the last people I expected to embrace this sea change is Mitch McConnell – Senate Majority Leader (Republican – Kentucky).  Last week he introduced a bill to remove hemp from the controlled substances list. […]

  • Five Points – 20

    The Jupiter poles –  What sort of hellish madness has the Juno space craft photographed on the poles of Jupiter? https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-juno-findings-jupiter-s-jet-streams-are-unearthly ProPublica.org is Hiring  –  Friends doing awesome stuff alert! Celeste LeCompte is the Vice President of Business Development at ProPublica.  She’s also a thoughtful, kind, and profoundly bright.  And working with her would be awesome. https://www.propublica.org/jobs/ From her solicitation: […]

  • Five Points – 19

    J-O-B –  I get asked about jobs pretty often…editing a resume, who’s hiring, what one might want to consider in order to put their best foot forward, what industry to pursue, how to negotiate a salary or what to charge as a freelancer…pretty much the gamut of getting a solid gig. I find this relatively amusing, […]