On August 30, 2010
How Made to Stick was Made to Stick: What Ideas Survived and What Died
We really loved the Heath Brother’s first book, What Sticks: Why Some Ideas Work in the World and Others Don’t, when it first arrived in our office in 2007. So much, in fact, that we saved the manuscript—something we rarely…
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On August 30, 2010
How Made to Stick was Made to Stick: What Ideas Survived and What Died
We really loved the Heath Brother’s first book, What Sticks: Why Some Ideas Work in the World and Others Don’t, when it first arrived in our office in 2007. So much, in fact, that we saved the manuscript—something we rarely…
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On August 30, 2010
GameCrush Digital Courtesan Success Shows Mobile Phone Sex Is On the Rise
The new digital service GameCrush, which pairs gamers with a beautiful woman to play online games with, is a hit. The financial success of GameCrush will make a virtual erotic gold rush for Apple...
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On August 30, 2010
How Far Should the ABC Go? | BTalk
Podcast: A little over a month after the launch of the ABC's 24 news channel we ask how far a publicly-funded broadcaster should spread its wings into commercial territory.
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On August 30, 2010
Meet the Queen of “Preschool Depression” — and Her Drug Company Backers
The New York Times crowned Dr. Joan Luby as queen of preschool depression but failed to mention she has taken cash from companies that make atypical antipsychotics.
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GM’s Recovery Depends on the Goodwill of Its Labor Union. Good Luck With That
Just one year removed from bankruptcy, General Motors is reveling in both a turnaround in operating profitability and a cleaned up balance sheet. Going forward, however, both events remain highly...
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On August 30, 2010
Nice Publicity: WSJ Profiles Free-Market Economist, Fails to Note His Koch Brothers Tie
George Mason U. professor Peter Boettke is leading a revival of interest in Friedrich von Hayek, according to the WSJ. What the paper doesn't say is that the academic economist also works for a...
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On August 30, 2010
A Big Apple Competitive Edge: Secretive Predictability
Apple is perhaps the most secretive of high tech companies. However, it's also one of the most predictable when it comes to product releases, and that's a competitive advantage.
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How to Blow Shareholder Cash: Spendthrift HP Plans $10B Share Repurchase
HP's 25 percent increase in what the board annually allocates for stock repurchase has the smell of an attempt to placate investors.
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On August 30, 2010
Buying and Selling Companies
As the great capitalist, Bob Dylan (over 100 million albums sold) once said, "The Times They Are A-Changin'". How right he was.
Company mergers and acquisitions have always been an important, though complex, aspect of entrepreneurship. But these days, it's positively…
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