Business Model
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary – Will Banks Be Around in 1-2 Years?
I am not a big fan of Kevin O’Leary. While hugely successful and popular on Shark Tank, he may be a bit too firm in his opinions and does not admit when he is wrong. However, on the matter of bank’s viability in 1-2 years, I agree with Kevin. But I believe this applies to…
Read MoreBusiness Etiquette – Even on Zoom!
This is not a debate about whether to Zoom or not-to Zoom. Clearly the virtual, remote, and emerging hybrid business environments are surviving via Zoom, Teams, etc. Whether we are having a meeting via Zoom or in person, there are still some polite manners that should be required. For example, if ½ the people…
Read MoreWhy Zoom Won and Skype Lost
Skype has been around for decades. Pre-Pandemic, Skype was a global standard. Microsoft had high hopes when they purchased Skype at a very high price in 2011. Around that time and in the coming years, some had heard of Zoom, and there were many other competitors as well. Let’s remember that Skype as a Microsoft…
Read MoreCan Airlines Survive the Worst Year in Airline History?
Even with a COVID 19 vaccine looming in the future, it will be a long time before we will be traveling in masses for client meetings, go to large gatherings, or see millions of travelers take trips around the globe. I have taken five trips in the last month and flown mostly empty planes. The…
Read MoreRe-Think Retail 2020 And Beyond
Retail was on an online digital trajectory way before COVID. Let’s remember the many large retailers that disappeared or are still struggling. COVID did make matters worse and accelerated the demise of some of these retailers. As society becomes more digital it is natural that online shopping becomes THE shopping behavior. This article by HBR…
Read MoreiPhone 11: A Culture-Maker!
This is so hard to imagine. While the iPhone 11 was announced this week in a very Apple-rock the world-debut, people who purchased their iPhone 10 for over $1000 only a few months ago are ready to dump 10 for 11… the main reason: Not because of any critical phone feature but rather a 3…
Read MoreThe Shrinking Talent Pool in US Technology Companies
Shrinking talent pool in the US Tech companies: The immigration ban is not only effecting people traveling from the 6 countries to the US but is having serious negative ramifications about the culture we are creating and representing to the world. I was at the top technical university in Germany last week and met with…
Read MoreDisrupting The Hiring Process AND HR – The Beautiful ART of HR!
I wanted to share these thoughts with you. A major HR disruption is way overdue and I found this to be a good article to start our discussion. Whenever I have hired staff, either as a founder of a startup or as an executive working with my HR departments, I have viewed the hiring process as a…
Read MoreYou’re Either a Technology Business or You’re Out of Business
This article is brought to you by Linda and Braden Kelley. Collectively, we have over 30 years of experience working with large, global multi-disciplinary enterprises. We write this with care and passion as we want your enterprises to succeed. We would love to hear your thoughts. Even in 2014, there are business sectors who feel…
Read MoreFive Things That Great VC’s Do = Five Things That Great CEO’s Should Do?
Focus, reducing redundancy, avoiding pointless procedures, better utilization of time are equally applicable to enterprises as they are to start-ups. And, to VC’s as they are to CEO’s. I like the following article recently on TechCrunch- 5 Great Things That VCs Do because it: Cuts through the chase Holds people accountable for the important things…
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