Products vs. Services
Last night at one of those entrepreneurial networking dinner things, I struck up an interesting conversation with a guy who sold a cheap but important product to the…
Advice
Profile of a Leader
Psychoanalyst Kets de Vries offer insights into the mind of a leader. Leadership is the global obsession. Thousands of recent books—many of them best sellers—have dissected the leadership…
John Osher: An Entrepreneur Story
Here is a story that warms the heart of businesspundits like myself. It is about a guy who has never applied for a real job – just invented…
The "Feelings" Economy
This article makes some really good points about the way companies have to compete today. Well, here it is. A simple Theory of Everything in Business: in an…
Free Markets, Altruism, Human Nature, and Public Policy
This article (Economist sub. req.) discusses the ideas in this soon to be released book. The crux of it is – for public services, should society rely on…
Memory Morphing – the Effects of After-the-fact Advertising
The more we learn about the human brain, the more we will be able to exploit it for the better (and the worse). I am not sure which…
Are Random Events the Key to Successful Innovation?
Unfortunately, this article from The Econmist is available to subscribers only. But it is really interesting, so at the risk of getting in trouble, here is the good…
Do Women Make Better Leaders?
They do slightly, according to this study at Northwestern. The meta-analysis showed that women are more likely than men to use leadership styles that other studies have shown…
Samishi Business Theory
Samsung has realized that hot products can fetch higher prices, because they are exclusive and prized by early adopters. Yun Jong Yong has a vivid way of describing…