Category Archives: People
The “sudden” crisis of the last 20some years
The era that defined Wall Street is finally, officially over. Michael Lewis, who chronicled its excess in Liar’s Poker, returns to his old haunt to figure out what went wrong. The End by Michael Lewis The article is long, 9 pages, but it worth to read it. My post will contain some quotes from the…
The fundamentals of the market…
Ok, so everyone and his aunt is going on about the financial meltdown, and the huge crisis and the troubled financial sector, so I thought I will share my thoughts too – not that they will help to save the world, but why not. So, I got a very definite opinion on the root of…
Apple’s problem that it is used by the masses?
I think Seth Godin has it a bit wrong, Apple’s laptops are not used by the masses. Yes, MacBooks are becoming popular, but the other brands have nothing to fear yet. I work with people who lug around laptops and all, but only 2 has MacBook among them. So, I don’t see them being in…
Toys of China or not China
I just hit on Shel Israel‘s post, Chinese parents shop for toys made in the US or Japan, on Global Neighbourhoods, and in a comment I found a nice link, Toys not made in China, thanks for Julia Bourne-Smith. The site looks good, powered by amazon.com, so I think it is pretty valid and usable….
Paypal not so user friendly
Well, it seems Paypal started to decide who can get money, and how much. They seized Seth Godin’s money, and they make it pretty hard for him to get it back. Actually, so far it seems they do everything they can to prevent him to reach the people who could unfreeze his money, or even…
Reading blogs
Today I just found two really good posts. One is on Seth Godin’s blog who I read daily – and whose book, All Marketers A Liars should arrive sometimes next week -, he is writing about the importance of saying goodbye. That reminded me the way I departed from my previous company, where my boss…