So it’s 1492 and you’re sitting around Europe fretting about the fact that the Ottoman Turks have disrupted your normal trade routes to India and China. You’ve got this flat Earth you’re trying to navigate but the Italians and the Arabs call different distances a mile so it’s kind of hard to figure out how you’re going to keep bringing in those supplies of opium spices and silk. And then, some crazy Italian named Colombo shows up in the Spanish Court. Continue reading
Irrational Fear
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A few years back, Alan Greenspan became even more famous for his quote about the economy. He asked:
how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade?
The stock market promptly took a nose dive. There’s more!
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The Brand
Maureen Dowd wrote something today that made me think of a good business lesson. I know – no politics! But this quote got me thinking: Continue reading
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