Monthly Archives: December 2006

Al Gore and Steve Jobs — The Odd Couple

Posted on December 30, 2006 by tom

So who led the Board probe of Steve Jobs’ backdated options, none other than Apple board member Al Gore.   And in a schocker, the Board declared Jobs blamless and threw some lower level officials under the bus.  Is theis the … Continue reading →

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TV — It is Back

Posted on December 28, 2006 by tom

TV viewership up to their highest levels in 15 years.  Did we spot a trend in October?  Sometimes businesses like others may be a bit too quick to jump on a bandwagon or too slow in spoting trends.

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Retail — The Private Equity Geeks May Be Circling

Posted on December 23, 2006 by tom

So how was your Christmas shopping experience?  Worse than ever?  Was it just me, but every store had 25 to 50% of their cash registers unstaffed.  Is it really a no brainer that the faster you check perple out the … Continue reading →

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Iraq Study Group –Big Ideas?

Posted on December 7, 2006 by tom

Is that all there is?

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