Monthly Archives: August 2009

A few years ago, when cheap real estate was scarce, pop-up stores were a major investment for marketers. Now temporary stores have emerged as a perfect solution for cash-strapped brands, commission-hungry brokers and landlords faced with a glut of commercial … Continue reading →

New site…worth checking out.   See me there soon.  Too many ideas.

For all the talk of reining in CEO pay and enacting financial reform — even from some CEOs themselves — it’s beginning to appear that very little has changed in the way companies are run and executives get paid. ( U.S. … Continue reading →

A new site called Kickstarter.com allows (or will soon allow) people who need financing for small to mid-sized projects (huge ones too, I guess) or businesses to post project details to chum little pledges from everyday folks.  Small pledges maybe … Continue reading →

Many, if not most, of my temporary positions came from Craigslist.  It was a fine time to be a free-wheeler back at the turn of the milenium.  Those days have changed and maybe you should too.  JobPic.com offers an eBay … Continue reading →

In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke’s War on the Great Panic. Author David Wessel was quoted on BBCAmerica: “As for the Fed…the Fed is really played out”. New book: In K-Fed we trust.