Is Black Friday Busted?

Black Friday is the premiere shopping holiday in America, but will it be so forever?

In the backdrop of pandemics and other online sales holidays like Cyber Monday and Prime Day, has Black Friday lost its appeal?

And what does Black Friday have to do with plumbing?

Mergers & Acquisitions Horror Stories

October is a time of terrifying tales, but you don’t need ghosts and vampires to quicken your pulse…

These real-life merger tales of wasted billions and jobs lost is enough to give anyone nightmares.

Join me as I share three horrifying tales of botched business buyouts (and have a little Halloween fun while I am at it).

Why Is the FTC Suing Amazon?

On September 26th, 2023 the FTC announced they were suing Amazon for unfair business practices.

For some, this comes as no surprise. But for FTC Chairperson Lina Khan, this is the ultimate test of her vision of the organization.

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Can ChatGPT Write Contracts?

The last several months have been pivotal for AI chat technology. Not only is it getting better, it is becoming very accessible to everyday users.

I have been testing Chat GPT and Google’s Bard to see if they could actually help make my real procurement job easier, and I would say the answer is yes.

This video documents several requests I made of both services and I will let you know which one I think is best as of April 2023.