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A framework for understanding technology companies

Tom Spencer

The technology industry is booming: in 2008, Microsoft was the only tech firm ranked in the world’s top 10 public companies by market capitalisation. Alphabet and Facebook, for example, actively curate the content their users see, and carefully optimise advertising placements beside that content. Aggregators selling advertising.

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Centralized Decision Making Helps Kill Bad Products

Harvard Business

Killing products isn’t easy. Engineers and managers toil for months, often years, to conceive, develop, and launch new products. In our five-year study of global handset makers , we found that most firms pull products when they turn out to be obvious disasters such as the Note 7. Know the big picture.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

Advertisers. On the Salinas Valley farm, entrepreneurs with Mountain View-based startup Blue River Technology are trying to show that the Lettuce Bot can not only replace two dozen workers, but also improve production. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

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Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

MishTalk

Advertisers. Okumas thinking embodies one of the key challenges for Prime Minister Shinzo Abes ambitious growth plan: persuading Japans famously stingy companies to stop stashing their earnings in the bank, and putting the money to more productive use, helping complete—rather than short-circuit—the virtuous economic cycle.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Jewel Food Store Amazing.

MishTalk

Advertisers. was correct and then adjusted the weight of the product on the receipt to reflect the. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. August 2008 (93).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Manufacturing PMI.

MishTalk

Advertisers. PMI, Production, Exports. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Payroll Employment for Age.

MishTalk

Advertisers. This has likely increased the percentage of older Americans with jobs, as companies may be placing a greater value on their experience and productivity and as older workers decide to continue to work when given the opportunity to do so. Here is a snip from my May 1, 2008 post on the Demographics Of Jobless Claims.