Category Archives: Strategy and the Big Picture

It’s often said, “If you’re not growing, you’re dying”, as it relates to business.  Maybe that’s just not true. Economists talk about the “hidden hand” of an efficient, free market.  They are referring to the collective effect of market participants … Continue reading →

Okay, so I haven’t read the full agreement, but I’m having a hard time seeing what we lose by ratifying the treaty negotiated with Iran. We get information, reductions in enrichment capacity and open examination of formerly hidden facilities. We … Continue reading →

“Dear Stan, Our company is a relative newcomer to our industry, although the founders are the same people who created the industry thirty odd years ago. The founders decided to re-enter the market with a competitive offering based on superior … Continue reading →

One of the benefits of living longer is you get to see patterns that you couldn’t have seen in less time, because the pattern frequency was on a time scale longer than your span on the planet to that point.  … Continue reading →