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

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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

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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

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