The catalyst for the crash seems to be the IPOs of Groupon and Facebook. The IPOs were initially greeted with fanfare and pageantry and then BOOM! CRASH! They resulted in a botched IPO and accounting issues. And now we have a giant mess sitting in our laps.
So the 20th century went by with mass everything: mass marketing, mass consumerism, mass production. As long as we could do it faster, cheaper, and produce more we felt like we were making progress, things were moving forward. But now the 21st century has dawned. And what a change that has brought.
I hope you enjoyed your Fourth of July. Besides the heat it was a great day, and when you live in Chicago heat beats cold any day. I am sure many of you are enjoying a nice long break, one of the perks of the…
This weekend my parents were in town from Pittsburgh, PA. They visit every summer during my dad’s vacation. Because my dad is using his vacation time, I always try to plan something special and have him pick what he would like to do. This year…
As you all know, I have been chatting a lot about social media, and now it seems that the conversation has taken an interesting turn, a turn that could equal $16 billion as Facebook goes public. There is a ton of press covering this IPO…
Dalip Raheja (President and CEO) and Anne Kohler (EVP and COO) have been honored by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine as 2012 Provider Pros. This is the seventh time Anne and Dalip have been listed. The Provider Pros to Know list honors individuals from…