Publications

September 25, 2016

Weekly Report 16-39

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IS ALWAYS CORRELATED TO MANAGEMENT DECISIONS about direction, strategy and risk control. The AICPA reports that more than seven in ten organizations admit to “at least one strategic initiative failing in the last three years as a result of flaws in their decision making.” Reality is that as private companies evolve, many owners... Continue
September 19, 2016

Weekly Report 16-38

BUSINESS START-UPS VERY OFTEN MAKE MISTAKES WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE DEMISE: (1) Running afoul of employment agreements with current employers while working on the startup concept, risking intellectual property disputes without even capital to defend themselves; (2) Waiting too long to engage professional advisors & attorneys; building a company by bootstrapping to conserve cash... Continue
September 10, 2016

Weekly Report 16-37

THE ‘PAPERLESS’ OFFICE OF THE FUTURE, predicted for so long by so many, is far from fruition. As logical as it sounds, and even apart from fears of lost data from long-term power outage and/or generational technology changes that make digital data irretrievable, “the gravitational pull to stay with paper is so strong because how... Continue
September 3, 2016

Weekly Report 16-35

“TO MILLENNIALS AND YOUNGER VIEWERS, PRIME-TIME IS REALLY ‘MY TIME.’ They want to watch on their terms… Sports, in particular, is less ingrained in the younger demographic – replaced by other things like video games, e-sports, and snapchat feeds.” Coupled with average age for football and major league baseball viewers having increased up to seven... Continue
September 3, 2016

Weekly Report 16-36

“RANSOMWARE IS ESSENTIALLY A DIGITAL HOLDUP. Though your life is not in danger, you face the imminent threat of catastrophic consequences from the loss of irreplaceable data” when malware ‘freezes’ your computer and thieves demand a ransom (often in the form of bitcoin payment) for the encryption unlock code. If/when it happens, it only takes... Continue