August 2008
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Tensegrity’s Jerome Rifkin Breaks Bones, Builds Business
Some entrepreneurs embody classic rags-to-riches tales. Medical device entrepreneur Jerome Rifkin offers that story a new twist: Injuries to innovation. His first injury occurred while he was cycling home from a University of Florida research lab. A personal injury attorney hit Rifkin in the chest with his Jeep, knocking him over and parking on his […]
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Option Adjustable Rate Mortgages Are Housing Crisis’ Next Wave
NPR’s Morning Edition today commented on the fact that the mortgage crisis may just be warming up: There is growing concern that the home foreclosure crisis may worsen next year as lenders are hit by a new category of loans that haven’t caused much trouble. Bank analysts say they expect delinquency rates on so-called “option […]
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Obama’s Success: It’s the Online Networking, Stupid
The divide between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama doesn’t end with years and ideology. It also exhibits itself through the Internet. According to an MIT Technology Review article written by David Talbot, Barack Obama has managed to create the best online political machine the nation has ever seen. John McCain, on the other […]
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30 Best Songs About Business and Money
Sometimes you need a theme song. These all-time favorite songs about money will motivate and inspire you – or at least bring back some fond memories!(co-written with Drea) 1. Money, Money–Liza Minnelli, Cabaret (1968) Liza Minnelli and Joel Gray perform this classic in the film Cabaret, based on the 1968 musical written by John Kander. […]
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7 Real Life Business Lessons Learned Playing Monopoly
When I was a kid, my favorite game was Monopoly. Now I get to experience it a whole new way with my own kids. Turns out there are quite a few real life business lessons from the quaint old game. 1. You have to ask for what you want. So you passed go, so what? […]
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7 Deadly Perceptions About Doing Business with China
“We’re really wasting time,” says Janet Carmosky, CEO of the China Business Network. Carmosky knows what it’s like to be busy. When not running the China Business Network, a resource geared towards international professionals doing business with China; advising major corporations on their China strategies; or speaking at conferences, she writes about China for publications […]
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Google’s $10 Million Investment in Geothermal Indicates the Green Revolution is Underway
From Clean Technica: Google.org announced yesterday that it is investing $10.25 million in an energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The funding will also go towards geothermal resource mapping, information tools, and a geothermal energy policy agenda. While traditional geothermal energy relies on finding natural pockets of hot water and steam, EGS fractures the […]
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3 Simple Ways to Keep Customers Happy
I posted a while back about the amazing customer service I received at a local furniture store. You may recall how impressed I was with their personal service and attention to the finer details, such as having a plate of warm cookies and a vacuous TV show available to bribe my children into temporary silence. […]
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The Soliloquy of About Me
What is it with the biography? I’m not talking about a book or movie, but my own. Specifically, for this very website. So far, the per-hour ROW (Return On Writing) my Business Pundit biography has been dismally low. I’ve stared at this screen for hours, with no blips of inspiration. Just the mocking glow of […]
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Another Recession Proof Industry: School Supplies
Today is the first day of school in our house. I sent the kids off with brand new back packs filled with grown-up scissors, wide and college ruled paper, and Vis-a-Vis markers. And I was not alone. Nielsen predicts consumers will spend almost $1.6 billion in back-to-school supplies this year. Despite economic concerns Nielsen forecasts […]
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25 Biggest and Most Expensive Sports Contracts Ever Signed
Sports contracts over the years have gotten so extreme that they make even wealthy people envious. It wasn’t always like this, this era of contracts started in the late 80’s with Kirby Puckett being the first player to receive a $3 million dollar contract in 1989 according to the Sporting News. That might not seem […]
