Monthly Archives: December 2012
The conflict in conflict minerals
“When my wife opened the box and took out the ear rings, I noticed a flaw in one of the stud diamonds that I hadn’t seen here in the store yesterday,” the man said earnestly to the attentive sales woman, … Continue reading
One every minute
It’s been some time since the birth rate of suckers was originally estimated. I have not been able to find peer-reviewed, published research either supporting or refuting the rate attributed (inconclusively) to P.T. Barnum. With or without confirming evidence, we … Continue reading
You can’t hide from human intuition
Dear Stan, We have been negotiating with a strategic buyer of our company for about a year now. The year has been full of business challenges that could have derailed the sale, but we addressed them all and the buyer … Continue reading