“Kids today have it easy”
We can’t resist repeating this funny story about change – and we suspect more than a few readers will relate to it. But ultimately this is about how feeble our attempts at forecasting really are. For...
View ArticleBuffett CEOs (and Axl Rose)
OK, funny things first: Buffett playing Axl Rose is awesome. Less impressive is him playing a hip-hop artist, but it’s alright (both videos embedded inside). Viral videos can be a smart marketing tool,...
View ArticleThe definition of irony
“Irony”: High-level corporate strategy consultants need to review their business models to survive. The Financial Times article may be just a sign of worldwide corporate spending cuts, so don’t read...
View ArticleHoliday videos
As we return from the November 15th holiday, we highlight a few of the interesting “building blocks”-pieces we’ve read or watched, in this case “watched”. Some more useful and actionable, some to keep...
View ArticleFun with Facebook
We’ve all heard about the Social Network movie (probably most of us have seen it). A better time allocation is the Web2.0 Summit interview embedded inside with the man himself, The Time Magazine Person...
View ArticleFun with David Einhorn
That David Einhorn is a poker fan is not news, and his great book “Fooling Some of The People All of the Time” has been out for a while. We’ve discussed that and other “whistleblower”/ fraud” books...
View ArticleGoals vs. reality
Tip of the hat to the folks at The View From the Blue Ridge, this one is fantastic!
View ArticleEconomists and Christmas
Our Christmas gift came in the form of two reader-suggested articles: yesterday’s and today’s. It’s great to end the year on such a high note! To make us even happier, keep the suggestions coming…...
View ArticleHow to do the perfect TED talk
This TEDxYale talk (embedded inside), however funny, is a serious reminder about how dangerous an influential/persuasive speaker can be. I wrote about this back in July 2010 in a post called Time...
View ArticleComic relief
Felix Salmon’s and Ryan McCarthy’s Counterparties blog/ newsletter at Reuters is a great source for articles, if not for political insight. Yesterday they had an irresistible quip about Peyton...
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