Chris Knudsen on Life & Business

My former co-worker (and one heck of a good programmer) Matt Jenson just sent this to me:
Do you know anyone who would be a good system engineer? The church has a position which will be posted shortly. The pay is very competitive and the project they would be working on would have huge impact. This [...]

Thomas S. Monson was introduced as the new President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints today. Here’s a brief background on President Monson’s professional life:

Graduated cum laude from the UofU in 1948 - business management 
Taught business management at the UofU
Advertising executive with Newspaper Agency Corporation
Sales manager and then later the general manager of Deseret News Press
MBA - BYU in [...]

I indicated in another post that I was going to tackle the eternal question of whether one should get an MBA or not. Sorry for the long post but I hope it helps those of you who have been wondering. Here it goes…
My Story
I graduated from UVSC with an undergrad in business. I had attended BYU but ended [...]

Did you know…
-You can request your FBI file. Have you ever been to a political rally, signed a controversial petition or been to a seedy third world county? If so, you may have an FBI file. Request yours here.
-Some British have resorted to pulling out their own teeth because they cannot find - or cannot afford [...]

From Valleywag:
“Overstock.com usually charges $2.95 per order for shipping. However, when they drop the shipping price to $1, the average order size skyrockets. Why does saving two dollars on a $400 bookcase make people more likely to buy? Everyone loves a bargain, while no one loves math.”
Gee if that’s the case then why not go [...]

Here’s a list of books I’m currently reading:
Forgotten Fundamentals by Dan Clark
Lots of great nuggets of wisdom. Look for a blog post from me on this book in the near future.
The Better People Leader by Chuck Coonradt 
My mentor has done it again! Chuck’s latest book (his 5th) is a real gem. I’m half way through and [...]

This story has been on my mind a lot lately. 
A man sold his company for $30 million and promptly headed to his local Ferrari dealer for a new car.  He settled on a sleek horse, paid cash for the machine and floored it as he left the dealership. Fifteen minutes later he wrapped his new Ferrari around a telephone poll and [...]