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Smart Debt Engineering: Markets Giddy Over Greek Debt Proposal; ECB Nixes Plan Already; Party On Dudes

MishTalk

Smart Debt Engineering The markets are giddy today over a Plan to End Debt Standoff released yesterday by Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis. Eurozone finance ministers are expected to hold emergency talks in Brussels on February 11 to discuss Mr Varoufakis’s plans. Party on Dudes It''s all meaningless of course.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Marketing to safari clientele for funding, partnering with local safari companies for logistical support and networking to learn everything from charity fundraising to electrical engineering. Once I got into engineering, I joined my school’s junior enterprise, which paid consultancy to small entrepreneurs.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software on a laptop to ensure the machine was eliminating the right leafy buds. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93).

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Carl the Robot Bartender Mixes Drinks and Chats With Customers

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. The robot is the creation of mechatronics engineer Ben Schaefer, who has spent 23 years working in the field. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: FHA Swamped By Defaults.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. The dismal forecast has some bracing for another taxpayer-financed bailout. That forecast is significantly worse than the one reported by independent auditor Integrated Financial Engineering Inc., December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). May 2008 (73).

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. Sponsored by Accenture.

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