It seems that I’ve shared this with four or five different groups of people over the last couple of weeks, so I thought it worthwhile […]
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There's three questions you need to ask yourself before you invest a large chunk of cash in some enterprise application: Can I use something, rather […]
Continue readingTechnological Considerations of AML/CTF Programs
I had the chance in the last couple of months to review the (very old) chapter Technological Considerations of AML/CTF Programs chapter the I wrote […]
Continue readingThe Roots of Synthesis
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Continue readingDavid has the edge on Goliath
Is success in business due to luck or hard work? It used to be that if you worked hard and invested astutely in your business that you could expect to be rewarded. Build it and they will come. Times have changed though, and more and more often it seems that all that hard work goes to waste when an unknown (and previously unseen) competitor emerges from nowhere to steal the market from under your nose. Success has become random with the business environment perpetually unstable and in constant flux. The market is hit-driven rather than being based on careful investment. Success now depends on coming up with the right product at the right time, and having a fairly large dose of luck. Business development used to mean investing in your business and building up the assets under its control. Now it means maximising your business’s luck (or minimising the luck of others).
Continue readingThe new strategic paradigm
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Continue readingSpring craft beer lunch 2012: the best $60 you’ll spend all year
Announcing a 6-course beer lunch at Cookie Beer Hall Oct 13th. After a long lunch and a random conversation, the idea of a match beer & food lunch at Cookie is now a reality. Do yourself a favour and book now by calling venue.
Continue readingThe New Instability for AU$15 the the price of a coffee
If you’re in Melbourne (or possibly the surrounding area) and what to grab a paperback copy of The New Instability? Ping me (there’s a contact […]
Continue readingDynamic pricing and the race to the bottom
I see that online retailers have been admiring the yield management techniques used by airlines and hotels{{1}}. After all, what’s not to like about profit […]
Continue readingMy book, ‘The New Instability’, is finally available
After much effort my book, ‘The New Instability’, has finally found its way through the channel and is now available as a paperback, ePub (iPad, […]
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