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Connections

Michael William Hughes Posted on November 4, 2015 by Michael HughesApril 28, 2018

Connections by James Burke ISBN-10: 0316116815 ISBN-13: 978-0316116817 First edition (1978)  Reprinted many time Connections is the companion volume to the BBC television series “Connections” produced in the Autumn of 1979.  I originaly read connections after watching the BBC series on my local PBS … Continue reading →

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Wedding Light Showing

Michael William Hughes Posted on September 30, 2015 by Michael HughesDecember 17, 2016

Light show during Jenee and James’ wedding reception created by Bob Somers using the lights I had put up. Given that the reception theme was Disneyland, the Main Street Electrical Parade music was used for the light show. This version … Continue reading →

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Posted in Light Shows | Tagged Disney's electrical light parade, James' Wedding, Jenee and James Wedding, Jenee's Wedding, Light Show, Main Street Electrical Parade Light Show | Leave a reply

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed:

Michael William Hughes Posted on July 21, 2015 by Michael HughesDecember 20, 2016

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: by Jared Diamond ISBN-10: 0143117009 ISBN-13: 978-0143117001 Publisher: Viking Adult; 1 edition (December 29, 2004) This is the follow up book to Jared Diamond’s  “Guns, Germs and Steel”.   “In Guns, Germs and Steel” he discusses … Continue reading →

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Building a Launch Foundation in the Cloud @ Kythera

Michael William Hughes Posted on June 19, 2015 by Michael HughesJanuary 4, 2017

Presentation Abstract: Launching a new product requires support to identify the right target customers, approve content, and equip commercial teams. Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, maker of a newly-approved injectable aesthetic treatment, will discuss its journey from clinical development to commercialization, including critical … Continue reading →

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Life When You’re 100% Cloud

Michael William Hughes Posted on March 5, 2015 by Michael HughesJune 19, 2015

Here’s a post I did on 5 March, 2015 as a guest author for the Veeva Blog. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position … Continue reading →

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Posted in Commercialization, IT, Management, Publications | Tagged Cloud, CRM, IT, IT enhancing competitive advantage, Kythera BioPharma, KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Life Science, Veeva, Veeva CRM, Veeva Network, Veeva Vault | Leave a reply

The Great Bridge

Michael William Hughes Posted on February 16, 2015 by Michael HughesApril 27, 2018

The Great Bridge The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster; (January 12, 1983) ISBN-10: 067145711X ISBN-13: 978-0671457112 This is the story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge by John Augustus Roeblings and Washington … Continue reading →

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Truman

Michael William Hughes Posted on November 20, 2014 by Michael HughesMay 23, 2020

Truman by David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 14, 1993) ISBN-10: 0671869205 ISBN-13: 978-0671869205 Truman was  a compromise candidate for vice president and then became president after Roosevelt’s death 12 weeks into his fourth term.  During his term, he dropped the atomic bomb,  Defeated the Communists … Continue reading →

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Busting the Top 15 SEO Myths of 2014

Michael William Hughes Posted on July 20, 2014 by Michael HughesMay 10, 2021

CIO published an article on July 16, 2014  by James A Martin that explains what knowledgible people have determine is really happening in the SEO world in the post Panda, Penguin and Humming Bird Google algorithm updates.  There are a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Path Between the Seas

Michael William Hughes Posted on July 14, 2014 by Michael HughesApril 27, 2018

The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 By David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster; (October 15, 1978) ISBN-10: 0671244094 ISBN-13: 978-0671244095 We recently went on a Disney Cruise through the Panama Canal and realized I had not published a review of this great history of the building of … Continue reading →

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Learn to walk before you run

Michael William Hughes Posted on July 10, 2014 by Michael HughesAugust 2, 2014

9th  Installment: Learn to walk before you run. 8th Installment: Collaborating teams outperform groups of individuals 10th Installment: Don’t plan beyond your uncertainty horizon (Available Soon) “He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk … Continue reading →

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