February 2009
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Postcard from the Edge (2)
Our friend has written again with more information about his new situation:
“The company is located in an industrial area in northeastern Brooklyn near the border with Queens. It is far not only from Manhattan, but also from the hip and stylish quarters of Brooklyn. There are only a couple subway lines in this part of the city and while trains that go to Wall Street and midtown are...
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Postcard from the Edge
A friend who just started a new work assignment writes:
“Just started with a small (fewer than 20 employees) company this past week. The contrast with the Fortune 500 company where I spent the previous 11 years couldn’t be greater. I started working on President’s Day, which is a difference right there. At my old company, not only is President’s Day observed as a holiday,...
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Field Notes on the Economy
What I am seeing in the field now:
Consensus that this is not a regular recession, but a fundamental economic reset. This is not clear from the “noise” in the US media, but a number of commentators including Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer have hit the nail on the head. According to Ballmer, the three important milestones that need to be passed to get to the reset point are...
Where Real Innovation Happens - Tim O'Reilly →
Super insight for entrepreneurs! Short, to the point and well worth the few minutes it takes to read.
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"How Can We Help?"
Last week, this exchange at Davos between Michael Dell and Vladimir Putin captured world media attention for a couple of news cycles. According to CNN, Putin “slapped down” Dell. The discussion illustrated how Russians and Americans continue to talk past each other and miss opportunities to form mutually beneficial science and technology partnerships.
Dell starts the clip by...