Posts Tagged ‘recession’

On Entrepreneurship and Powerful Decisions.

The more I think about these challenging times, the clearer it becomes to me that a single most important skill we need to have when running a stratup company is the ability to make powerful decisions. Should I attend this event that might lead to finding a business partnership? Should you ask for LinkedIn intro [...]

On Wal-Mart, Retail Reports, Apples & Oranges.

It’s hard to imagine a better headline in these recession times than “Sales Fall Sharply for Retailers Not Named Wal-Mart” (NYT, February 5th, 2009). This month, the budget shopping chain continues to lead the reports with “Wal-Mart reports strong rise in sales” (MSNBC News, March 5th, 2009). In a long retail report Wal-Mart is compared [...]