Bob Archer - May 12th, 2009 | Category: Bob Archer
Bob Archer
Man it is great to be home! I have semi- purposely been ‘off the grid’, helping my dear friend Nicholas Negroponte of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program in India. We spent weeks touring elementary schools, talking to officials and explaining Nicholas’ great vision to bring computers every child in...

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Bob Archer - April 1st, 2009 | Category: Bob Archer
Bob Archer
Skittles on TwitterSun famously proclaimed that ‘The Network is the computer’ in the nineties. Now Skittles can proclaim that ‘The Network is the website’. The addictive candy refreshed their website by essentially throwing it away and turing it over to the web. Not picking favorites in the Social Networking world, Skittles embraced...

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Bob Archer - February 5th, 2009 | Category: Bob Archer
Bob Archer
20090205-screenshot_01jpgI make it a point to sample the local cuisine wherever I travel. Local wine is no exception. In fact, many times, I find myself enjoying dinner with a local vintner in the barrel room of the winery over take out from his or her favorite restaurant. My assistant does a...

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Bob Archer - January 16th, 2009 | Category: Bob Archer
Bob Archer
20090116-screenshot_04jpgOne of the advantages of serving on boards for various organizations is getting to know the great people you serve with. While I was on the board of the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, I got to be close friends with fellow board member and interior...

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Bob Archer - December 19th, 2008 | Category: Bob Archer
Bob Archer
Greetings from D.C.! I have been spending the past week or so helping with the transition team on the ground in D.C. Even though most of the team is out in Chicago, they still need people here to connect and communicate. While I was here, I caught up with a dear...

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Bob Archer - December 2nd, 2008 | Category: Bob Archer
Bob Archer
20081202-screenshot_03jpgOne of the greatest pleasures of traveling is being able to try different restaurants. Eager to explore the city prior to Art Basel, I arrived in Miami on Thanksgiving day. Anyone who has been to my condo in Miami knows that it is overflowing with art that I have purchased...

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Bob Archer - November 10th, 2008 | Category: Bob Archer
Bob Archer
20081110-energuy_02jpgBonjour de la part de Québec I was invited up for Quebec’s 400th birthday celebration by longtime friend, Laurent Beaudoin. Laurent is the Chairman of Quebec based transportation giant, Bombardier. Laurent and I met many years ago at the Harvard Business Club in Toronto. I was invited to speak there at...

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