Work and Pray
Jim Anderson's Postcard from the Telecosm
February 09, 2010 Jim Anderson
“Work and pray, live on hay, you’ll get pie in the sky when you die” - Joe Hill (1912)This weekend we began thinking about labor productivity. I’m not sure why. Perhaps it is because it seems everyone I talk to is doing the work of two or three people these days. Businesses began reducing headcount ... Read More
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Squeezing the Turnip
Economic Outlook
February 09, 2010 Joe Morgan
Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’ You gotta have somethin’ If you wanna be with me -Billy Preston The nothin’ offered in the money market fund world has driven investors to seek other ways to add return. One easy way is to simply pay close attention when deploying funds into the marketplace. Think... Read More
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Liquid Assets: The Beverage of Champions
Wine Industry
February 08, 2010 Raymond G. Nasr, C.S.
Fleming Jenkins Choreography, Napa Valley Cabernet Blend On the eve of her departure for the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming Jenkins spoke to Liquid Assets columnist and SVB Director of Wine Programs, Raymond Nasr, about her winery, the love of winemaking and the paral... Read More
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Best Practices for Adopting SaaS: A Holistic Evaluation Approach
Technology
February 08, 2010 Prashant Nema
Crisis gives birth to innovation. The proverb proves always true in the world of technology. As companies search for ways to power through the present economic downturn, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model has gained even more momentum.Businesses in many industries and geographies have applied th... Read More
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China: Parables of Becoming the Lead Country
FX Outlook
February 08, 2010 Raja Ramachandran
“Have no friends not equal to yourself.” - Confucius, The Confucian Analects“To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed.” - Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu What’s interesting about the quotes from these two great sages of humanity is a very simple common element the Chinese have end... Read More
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Video: How Venture Capital Works
Venture Capital
February 04, 2010 Michael Hanewich
SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and financial partner to technology companies and venture capitalists worldwide, released a video entitled, “How Venture Capital Works" — a panel discussion about the dynamics of the venture capital process, including how money flows and... Read More
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How Bad Is the European Debt Situation? Will It Drown the Economy or Sink the Euro?
FX Outlook
February 02, 2010 Laurence Hayward
Given last week's break of 1.4000 by the euro as the focus on the Greek debt situation continues, I thought it would be good to take a deeper dive into where the different countries that make up the euro stand.First, the S&P risk ratings of countries in the euro are:AAAFrance, Germany, Austria, ... Read More
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How to Create a Time Bomb
Economic Outlook
February 02, 2010 Joe Morgan
SLAM!Duuh duuh duuh,Duuh duuh duuh,Let the boys be boys!- OnyxLast week the SEC adopted new rules designed to strengthen the money market fund world (or "2a-7 world" if you want to get technical), which are targeted at increasing liquidity, credit quality and transparency (See the details here). Wit... Read More
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