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Reality as reassurance

Seth Godin Blog

We can avoid the bank balance, not work on the annual budget and ignore the results of that ad we just ran. The Ponzi scheme operator is constantly wondering when the plan will go bust. On the other hand, a cash-flow, profitable business doesn’t need to worry about what private investors think.

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The Role of 5G in Online Sports Betting

Tom Spencer

5G networks are a promising wireless technology that online bookmakers and sports betting operators should factor into their business strategy. There is an increasing demand for cashless transactions worldwide, with more than 750 billion non-cash transactions carried out in 2020. Conclusion.

Sports 78
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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

Companies that operate with integrity are more likely to build sustainable business models, which ultimately benefit the company, its employees, society, and the environment. Investment banks made huge profits along the way, and often knew that these securities were overvalued and going to fail.

Ethics 78
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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. According to the Ivey Business Journal it has two parts: Improving the competitive strategies of operating units by capturing inter-divisional synergies; and. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at Tech firms. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at Tech firms. Conclusion.

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How Banks Can Compete Against an Army of Fintech Startups

Harvard Business

It’s been more than 25 years since Bill Gates dismissed retail banks as “dinosaurs,” but the statement may be as true today as it was then. Banking for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been astonishingly unaffected by the rise of the Internet.

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2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

Tom Spencer

This is because the initial trigger for the crisis was reliance by major banks, particularly those in the United States, on mortgage backed securities as collateral. The senior slices of a CDO were considered to be safer because they had first priority on cash flows received from the pool of mortgages in the event of default.

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

In recent weeks, a trip to the region and further research into China’s shadow banking system have convinced us that China is approaching its “Minsky Moment,” which increases the chances of a disorderly unwind of China’s excesses. Based on our analysis, our baseline case is that China may slow from the current level of 7.7%

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