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Fragile Equilibrium: March 2010
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. How Large Scale Socialism Puts Capitalism at a Disadvantage. Thus far we have dealt primarily with private sector companies (those not owned by the government). However, it is becoming increasingly important to consider the impact of international competition amongst the private and public sectors. This leaves us with very large state-owned and subsidized companies in China and other command economies competing for resources with privately-owned companies elsewhere. If the pri...
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Fragile Equilibrium: January 2013
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Thursday, January 3, 2013. Everything You Know About Startups is Wrong. Every generation finds its own management style. The "Bell Curve" style of management, popular in the 80's and 90's, is now eating holes in many corporations and is being viewed through a much darker lens (see Vanity Fair's excellent piece Microsoft's Lost Decade. However, I'd like to suggest that we've gorged ourselves and taken this too far. There's a wonderful little clip on YouTube. Herein lies a problem with taking The Lean Star...
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Fragile Equilibrium: The SEC Strikes At Goldman While the Iron is Hot
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Saturday, April 17, 2010. The SEC Strikes At Goldman While the Iron is Hot. On Friday, the SEC charged. Fabrice Tourre and his employer, Goldman Sachs, with fraud. It is common to charge the employer, under the doctrine of respondeat superior ("let the master answer") wherein the employer can be responsible for the actions of its employees. This is sometimes known as "going after the deepest pockets". Also on Friday, Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln unveiled. While Goldman makes strong responses here.
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Fragile Equilibrium: Understanding the fall and rise of Facebook's stock
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Understanding the fall and rise of Facebook's stock. While the rear view mirror always allows for the most confident commentary, I wanted to offer a few thoughts explaining the"whys" behind the price action in Facebook's stock. I worked on Wall Street for nearly a decade before a series of health problems moved me to resignation, so I thought I'd share my observations. Facebook stock price, from Google Finance. We can make a strong case that the recent rebound has been due s...
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Fragile Equilibrium: Disrupting Politics Part I - For the People by the People
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Disrupting Politics Part I - For the People by the People. What then is the role of leaders? In the United States, it is easy for us to view the Internet through the lens of the impact it can have on other countries, the recent Arab Spring being a notable example. Yet, it is worth considering what impact the Internet can have on how we rule our own county? Will democracy and modern rule look the same 100 years from now as it does today? If the answer is the latter, then the ...
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Fragile Equilibrium: April 2010
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010. De-leveraging the Shadow Banking System. What a difference an SEC accusation can make. The once out-of-reach Lincoln bill was approved by the Agricultural Committee 13-8 today, with marginal bi-partisanship. Lincoln's bill calls for the most sweeping overhaul of the financial system to date: the separation of derivative desks from the broader banking system. Recent regulatory proposals have focused on a combination of consumer protection measures as well as addressing Too Big t...
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Fragile Equilibrium: The Political Backlash Begins
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Sunday, April 18, 2010. The Political Backlash Begins. As if on cue, there are numerous reports about politicians honing in on the Goldman case. Bloomberg's story " Goldman Suit Harnessed by Obama Political Aides for Internet Ad Campaign. Indicates that Obama's official political arm, Organizing for America has paid for top advertising in Google searches for " Goldman Sachs SEC. From the Bloomberg story:. As was Berlin (story here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Political Backlash Begins. Why Ch...
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Fragile Equilibrium: De-leveraging the Shadow Banking System
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010. De-leveraging the Shadow Banking System. What a difference an SEC accusation can make. The once out-of-reach Lincoln bill was approved by the Agricultural Committee 13-8 today, with marginal bi-partisanship. Lincoln's bill calls for the most sweeping overhaul of the financial system to date: the separation of derivative desks from the broader banking system. Recent regulatory proposals have focused on a combination of consumer protection measures as well as addressing Too Big t...
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Fragile Equilibrium: Everything You Know About Startups is Wrong
http://blog.brandoncarl.com/2013/01/everything-you-know-about-startups-is.html
Thursday, January 3, 2013. Everything You Know About Startups is Wrong. Every generation finds its own management style. The "Bell Curve" style of management, popular in the 80's and 90's, is now eating holes in many corporations and is being viewed through a much darker lens (see Vanity Fair's excellent piece Microsoft's Lost Decade. However, I'd like to suggest that we've gorged ourselves and taken this too far. There's a wonderful little clip on YouTube. Herein lies a problem with taking The Lean Star...
