| Authentic Capital - more>> |
One of the challenges facing successful authentic businesses is how to raise investment funding without it resulting in their having to sell out ideologically in the end. Neil looks at the opportunity to set up a new kind of investment fund which will never require companies to sell out ideologically. |
| The Oscar Project - more>> |
Anyone who thinks seriously about today’s personal transport system knows that cars must change. But change to what?
The OSCar project is being developed in response to the challenge for a practical fuel cell car, which is a clear leading contender as an alternative to today’s gasoline- driven cars. But the fuel cell car I envision is not a Chevy Trailblazer with a fuel cell but a new architecture derived from the characteristics of fuel cells, as championed by Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado.
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| Can teams exist in a hierarchy? - more>> |
Team: A number of people organised to function cooperatively as a group
The marketing team, the management team, the HR team and so on. In most companies today we are in or surrounded by "teams".
It seems to me that this migration from department to team is more optimistic management jargon than descriptive fact. This is not the fault of the people in the "teams" necessarily but that of the pervading structure and culture of the company and of business in general. There is a fundamental mismatch between the formation of teams and the structure and culture of business. |
| Where do I invest now? - more>> |
Enron, Anderson, Worldcom, Railtrack, Dotcom, pensions. I have even heard proper financial people wondering if the whole model is really working and sounding seriously worried. So what is it safe to invest in?
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| Smilechild - An inspiring tale of how one woman set up her own company while bringing up four small children - more>> |
"Business is a bit like being a parent really, the good times always eclipse the bad" |