Category Archives: Featured

Monetizing apps in the age of freebies

Mar 25,2013 | (0) | Filed in: Featured, Innovation

So chances are if you make an app and sell it for a dollar, someone else will make the same app and sell it for free. Unless your product is vastly superior, you’ll get nothing. So what do you do?

By James | Also posted in Innovation | Comments (0)

The Books I Read in 2011

Oct 3,2012 | (0) | Filed in: Book recommendations, Featured

A list of the books I read in 2011 with comments and links to find them online.

By James | Also posted in Book recommendations | Comments (0)

Self Control, Motivation and Why Bronze is better than Silver [Startuponomics 2011]

Sep 4,2011 | (1) | Filed in: Behavioural Economics, Featured, Startuponomics

The second talk at Startuponomics was made by Dan Ariely and it concerned the problem of self control and how to go about motivating oneself better.

By James | Also posted in Behavioural Economics, Startuponomics | Tagged dan ariely, Motivation, startuponomics | Comments (1)

Why Facebook and Linked In IPOs Might Scare Users

May 20,2011 | (2) | Filed in: Company Valuation, Featured

Linked In’s IPO and Facebook’s coming IPO have got me thinking. Linked In’s first day multiple of 300-600 times implies that shareholders either plan on making a lot more money than they currently are or that they love losing buckets of cash in the near term.

By James | Also posted in Company Valuation | Tagged facebook IPO, Google, IPO, Linked In | Comments (2)

Michael Lewitt Video on the US Government Stimulus

Dec 9,2010 | (1) | Filed in: Economic Trends, Featured

HCM Market Letter author Michael Lewitt comments on the US Government stimulus efforts.

By James | Also posted in Economic Trends | Tagged HCM Market letter, Michael Lewitt | Comments (1)