by JAK | Apr 3, 2008 | big ideas, general business
About 8 or 9 years ago there was a real glut of conferences on the impact of the internet and most presenters felt obliged to talk about Moores law which applied then mostly to hardware. In fact we are surrounded by lots of “business cycles” and ripple...
by JAK | Mar 25, 2008 | culture, TED
In the last post I mentioned that the TED prize broadcasts were going to be live so that anyone could see the video as it happened from the TED conference. There were 3 sessions plus a musical performance. It was great to get an idea of the conference in real time...
by JAK | Feb 28, 2008 | big ideas, culture, industry futures, TED
The latest TED conference starts this week and runs from 27th of Feb to Sat March1. This time presenters range from Craig Venter, through Bob Geldof , Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Isaac Mizrahi to economist Paul Collier and many, many others. On the Friday night for example...
by JAK | Feb 22, 2008 | culture, general business
Recruiting staff, especially for small companies has its risks as everyone want to look good. As the Semler story below emphasizes everyone is highlighting the positive but just maybe there is a way to ask the “right” questions in an interview or...
by JAK | Feb 7, 2008 | big ideas, culture, general business
Many years ago I studied law and even completed my law degree, however my view then and now is that commercial business law is far too important to be left to lawyers. In short the legal considerations of law in business need to be very pragmatic and practical as part...
