Access to Gmail in China was difficult, but not impossible. Workarounds included Outlook, Apple Mail, and third-party Gmail hosts. Starting last Friday, the “Great Firewall” became nearly impenetrable as China’s Censors Took Final Step in Blocking Gmail. In the six months since Google’s mail service Gmail was blocked in mainland China, users had been able…
<< Read Part 3: Technology In 2014 – IPOs Galore << Read Part 2: M&As To Make Or Break Companies << Read Part 1: Collaborations Rule The Day In the last part of this series, I highlighted a number of Chinese companies floating IPOs in the U.S. While Alibaba (BABA) was the one with the greatest promise and some of the…
In Australia, when companies want to cut costs, they hire what are known as “toe cutters.” These managers root out inefficiency and drive profitability. Vincent Pisani, senior resources analyst with Shaw Stockbroking in Sydney, Australia, says toe cutters down under are girding companies by lowering production costs to ensure profitable operations even in the face…
As 2015 fast approaches, mastering the art of creating social relationships to drive business will become a top priority for anyone in B2B marketing. Photocredit: Shutterstock How well do you know LinkedIn (LNKD)? Most B2B marketers are familiar with its basic features, but few know it well enough to leverage the network for lead generation….
Twelve short months ago, the immediate future looked like a lock. Overvalued equities had to fall, ridiculously-low interest rates had to rise, and beaten-down precious metals had to resume their bull market. The evidence was overwhelming. Debt in the developed world had risen to $157 trillion, or 376% of GDP, by far the highest level…
“Plunderers of the world, when nothing remains on the lands to which they have laid waste by wanton thievery, they search out across the seas. The wealth of another region excites their greed; and if it is weak, their lust for power as well. Nothing from the rising to the setting of the sun is…
LaJolla Pharmaceuticals (LJPC) is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative compounds for unmet medical needs. The lead program for the company is its GCS-100 drug compound that treats patients with CKD – Chronic Kidney Disease. GCS-100 uses a compound known as polysaccharide which is derived from pectin. The reason for the use of pectin is…
I seriously hadn’t thought of this “currency” for ages, but this article (which notes that Bitcoin was the worst performing currency in the world, even worse than the Russian ruble) reminded me of it. The hype around bitcoin a year ago was absolutely comic, and even here in Palo Alto, there’s still only one place (Coupa Cafe coffee house)…
Introduction This article uses what is known about the sellers, buyers, marketers and distributors of wine to project where the industry is going. Sellers Table 1 presents volume, value and price data on bottled and bulk wine for the leading exporting countries. The countries listed represent 85% of total wine exported, and as we will see,…
Business Inside posted an article a few weeks ago that recapped the Black Swan concept using Nassim Taleb’s example of the Thanksgiving Day Turkey who is well fed and treated well until the day before Thanksgiving and then the ax falls…literally. I won’t try to predict the next Black Swan as the definition says that is impossible…
