How could a comparatively tiny investment research firm wreak billions of dollars in damages? In January 2023, American-based Hindenburg Research (named after the infamous 1937 Hindenburg dirigible disaster) plowed through Adani Group in India. The firm publicly released a detailed report that alleged...Read More
Generative AI’s astonishing introduction and assimilation in 2023 hurled thousands of companies – including marketing firms – into rapid-fire technology adoption. Even as you read this, programmers across the globe code up hundreds of new applications that rend, sort, categorize and visualize data...Read More
What do chips, CEOs and ancient advice share in common? Who is the almost-CEO of Texas Instruments who ultimately turned the tech world upside down – in Taiwan? According to recent research, besides setting vision and leading the troops, what’s the strategic task that if minimized can have a dramatic...Read More
Disruptive brand design: focus on being real with simplicity, authenticity, vibrant color, and connectivity to people. These and related trends encapsulate multi-million-dollar changes to corporate brands and logos over the past year or so. In late July, Following a rebranding trend (and separately,...Read More
Faster travel times, efficient energy, improved public safety, more efficient healthcare delivery, higher quality of life – these represent expected benefits as fiber infrastructure connects people together in new and innovative ways. How will this come about? This column appeared as a “Perspectives”...Read More
“Permacrisis” – the 2022 word of the year as selected by the Collins English Dictionary. Defined as “an extended period of instability and insecurity,” the concept of permacrisis “accurately encapsulates today’s world,” according to the Economist magazine. In its forward-looking...Read More
It appears to truly be a great idea with a company culture fit. The market looks ready. It’s been bought internally to unanimous acclaim. But after an initial positive reception and an enthusiastic start to scaling up, the idea sputters and suffers a fatal voltage drop. How can this be avoided? When...Read More
As the ancient saying goes, “Of making many books there is no end.” Happily, a companion truism tells us: “one can never have too many books.” But alas, constraints of time comprise the foible. As an annual solution, many august publications (like the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the...Read More
