Ok, citing Buffet might not be 100% Independent Thinking, but you have to admit, the guy is often right. According to him, even gloomier news ahead if there is no investment.
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For more background on the controversy regarding the interpretation of weiji, click here I have done a fair amount of work on Innovation during the past couple of years, consulting with major companies on how to analytically generate breakthrough ideas / concepts. Enough to claim some expertise in this area. One of the takeaways from [...]
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It’s good to see I am not alone out there. As Henry Blodget puts it, here is the chart that is worth a thousand word. The source article is here. Just in case you wondered, the population did NOT double over the last ten years… Enjoy!
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We are in a vicious cycle. “Best practices” as regards how to navigate during a crisis suggest that a firm should not stop investing during a downturn; actually a firm should push innovation and investments so as to: – offer differencing / innovative products during the recession in order to justify a price premium – [...]
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In this book, you will learn the secrets of business gurus who managed to successfully navigate through the crisis, sometimes with their company! Skeptical? No need to! This is a proven, simple method that has already been applied successfully across thousands of global firms. Steps Highlights: – Take [INSERT YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE] – Lay-off [...]
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So the economy is tanking. Consumers are depressed. Credit is scarce. The debt amount is daunting. The system is broken, with more Madoffs to come out of the box. Chrysler might go underwater, if not GM… Wow. Just writing about this is actually depressing me too… How did we get there? I think there is [...]
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I have been sitting at Starbucks for the past four hours, setting-up my wordpress account and writing my first post, the now infamous Hello World (non copyrighted. yet…). As I was out for a smoke, I realized that in the past four hours or so, besides buying (twice) an AT&T Internet connection pass I had [...]
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