The reason we love our parents is because they loved us first. Every single company should take this advice.
I went online with winelibrary.com in July of 1997; that was my first professional online play.
Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress. It means allowing the personality, heart and soul of the people who run all levels of the business to show.
I want people to know their palate is a snowflake. We all like different things. Why should we all have the same taste in wines?
I have no interest in going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids. I'm just not that kind of dude.
You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat. If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business, you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party... My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other.
There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read the 'Wine Spectator,' who tells you what to drink and why the '97 is better than the '98. I want to punch the wine bully in the face. I want to make sure this generation of wine drinkers isn't elitist and snotty. I want it to be about family and bringing people together.
