Publications

August 25, 2013

Weekly Report 13-35

THE HYPERLOOP, A SUPERFAST, SOLAR-POWERED, CITY-TO-CITY ELEVATED TRANSIT SYSTEM which could transport people or vehicles between LA and San Francisco in 30 minutes, via air-cushioned aluminum pods enclosed inside steel tubes, may be the next project of Elon Musk – the brains & brawn behind Pay Pal, eBay, space X and Tesla Motors. Musk has... Continue
August 18, 2013

Weekly Report 13-34

“ENJOY THE HERE AND NOW. Because, before you know it, you’ll have forgotten it.” Why memory fails as we get older has puzzled scientists and psychologists for centuries, but current consensus is generally that our memory is “like an organic rain forest where things are constantly dying off and proliferating, dominated by forgetting… in a... Continue
August 11, 2013

Weekly Report 13-33

“IT’S EASIER TO GET INTO BUSINESS THAN IT IS TO GET OUT… Private company leaders and managers usually fail to focus on how to create sustainable value, and don’t know how to align Company capabilities or position it to appeal to targeted investors or acquirers… They often fall into a trap of working in the... Continue
August 4, 2013

Weekly Report 13-32

“REACTING TO IMPULSES INEVITABLY LEADS TO WRONG INVESTMENT DECISIONS… Since we are genetically programmed to crowd when we feel comfortable and flee when we sense danger, people want to invest in equities near the top and sell into every panic… But over 90% of returns are determined by asset classes, so allocation is the largest... Continue
July 28, 2013

Weekly Report 13-31

FAMILY BUSINESSES OFTEN BECOME STAGNANT due to lower engagement of external talent, risk avoidance (in order to preserve wealth for future generations), but mostly conflict between the objectives of next-generations along with the inherent “emotional-laden nature of family business.” A recent survey of 200 family-run Swiss firms focused on ‘entrepreneurial orientation’ – correlating their degree... Continue