BUSINESS & ECONOMICS MONEY & FINANCE What 3 Countries’ Moves Tell Us About The Future Of Money The Turkish government has made a clumsy move to prevent its people seeking refuge against a weak lira (its exchange rate has fallen from €0.45 in 2012 to €0. 10 now), by banning bitcoin, a useless decision criticized by the main opposition party that has caused a temporary fluctuation in the value of bitcoinprompted by the nervousness of those who do not […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS TECHNOLOGY The Future Is Taking Shape Before Our Eyes The US regulator for automotive safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has just announced a change in the rules covering driving inspired by the predictable growth of autonomous vehicles. The changes come from an open consultation in which many of the companies working in this field have participated. From now on, for example, it will no longer be compulsory for a vehicle […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Julanne Dalke – Founder of Julannes Voiceovers This article was originally published here: Julanne Dalke – Founder of Julannes Voiceovers Her passion for doing voice overs has grown Julanne Dalke’s business into areas of the industry beyond the obvious. What’s your story? Native of Oregon, resident of Phoenix AZ. Entrepreneur in creative fields. Voice Actor, writer, painter. Specialize in radio entertainment, writing, […] Written by Callum Laing July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Is Love Losing Its Soul In The Digital Age? Instagram users have taken to issuing “weekiversary posts,” where they diligently mark the duration of their romances. An article in The New York Times explained how weekiversary posts have the unintended – or very much intended – consequence of shaming people who are not in love. The article also noted that this phenomenon makes some doubt the intensity […] Written by The Conversation July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Electric Cars And Mass Adoption An interesting article by Justin Rowlatt on the BBC website, “Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think”, applies the S-curve of the technology life cycle to electric car sales, comparing what is happening at the moment to the spread of internet connectivity in the late ’90s and early ’00s, and concludes that we are at the point […] Written by Enrique Dans July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Importance Of Struggle Without struggle, there is no gain, or transformation. Without struggle, our actions cannot coalesce, to harness the future. Without struggle, life is bland, and rudderless. Without struggle, we remain unprepared to meet the day’s — or life’s — challenges, and whatever magic we may have inside of us, it remains bottled up, untapped. Struggle is […] Written by Anthony Fieldman July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sustainable Investments: A Bubble? The rise of environmental, social and corporate governance investment (ESG) as a prioritization strategy is driving change in the financial landscape, obliging many companies to get on board. Some observers see the reorientation of investment priorities toward sustainability as a $30 trillion market opportunity, while others insist that, regardless of the money involved, companies must integrate it into […] Written by Enrique Dans July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
