Happy Holidays As we come to the end of another year, we find ourselves reflective of the yearās hard fought battles won and lost, of loves arrived and departed, andĀ ofĀ business successes and disappointments. With rebuilding spirit, we lookĀ with great anticipation to what lay before us in the comingĀ year. And, most importantly, we lookĀ to connect over…
What a difference a year makesā¦ Looking back atĀ my last yearās Holiday articleĀ called 2008Ā āThe year of quicksandāĀ I made several references to the rip-saw in the economy and the plummet of almost every known economic indicator. Some pundits were even speaking of an āeconomic Armageddonā. Everything is still not back to the ābeforeā ā with the…
It seems that every day brings with it a new way to pass information ā some to varying degrees of want. With a constant stream of data and touch-points, when does it all become a blended and deafening cacophony of ānoiseā?Ā Ā How can one āsquelchā out the static and focus on that which is truly important?Ā Ā How…
The New Nomadism Apr 10th 2008, FromĀ The EconomistĀ print edition At the Nomad CafĆ© inĀ Oakland,Ā California, Tia Katrina Canlas, a law student at the nearby university inĀ Berkeley, places her double Americano next to her mobile phone and iPod, opens her MacBook laptop computer and logs on to the cafĆ©ās wireless internet connection to study for her class…
One of my colleagues wonders why I donāt eat ā I often go until late in the afternoon until I take my first bite of the day.Ā My simple response is that I donāt like to eat. I donāt enjoy eating for nourishment. But I do enjoy dining and the entire dining experience. Ā Ā I…
I have been involved with theĀ Mergers and AcquisitionsĀ marketplace for several years. I have seen my fair share of the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the orientations, motivations, and activities of the variousĀ Private EquityĀ firms (as well as someHedge Funds) to whom I have been exposed and with whom I have worked….
