Description: A hedge fund started by four young math wizards is using a branch of artificial intelligence, called “computer learning,” to make investment decisions. Rebellion Research’s four, 20-something-year-old partners explain how their computer program “thinks” up their strategy. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 07/13/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/a-look-inside-a-hedge-fund-black-box-trading/BFAFFD06-F76B-4AF3-B2D1-577D3300F2AD Questions for discussion: What do you think of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business
Busted iPhone? Call the ‘doctor’
Description: A New Yorker runs a lucrative business fixing broken iPhones for about half of what Apple charges. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 07/08/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/07/07/n_broken_iphone_fixer.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Why do you think these iPhone customers risk using the services of the ‘doctor’ rather than traditional Apple repair services? What does this story tell… Read more »
Online, We Pay With Our Time Spent Searching
Description: THE Internet is a Soviet bread line. Remember those lines? Back when commissars commanded the Soviet Union’s economy like Knute commanding the tides, people would wait for hours in long queues for free bread. Although the bread was free, people paid for it with their time. Source: NYTimes.com  Date: 07/09/2010 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/business/11every.html?ref=business Questions… Read more »
A Wide-Open Market for Tesla
Description: Fresh off its successful IPO, electric car maker Tesla is finding a receptive market in Europe for its green technology. MarketWatch’s Shawn Langlois gets behind the wheel of the Tesla Roadster to see if it lives up to the hype. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 07/02/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/europe-a-wide-open-market-for-tesla/7A810918-DDB8-426E-944A-B961E5ECE057 Questions for discussion: Who is… Read more »
D8 Video: Steve Case in Full Session
Description: Steve Case and Kara Swisher meet again onstage at the D8 Conference. What has the Revolution CEO been up to on the 25h Anniversary of American Online? Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 07/02/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/d8-video-steve-case-in-full-session/2B7724EE-756E-4975-893A-BBA244AFD4B3  Questions for discussion: Summarize the history of AOL and the development of the Internet. What surprises you… Read more »
Why Coca-Cola succeeds in Africa
Description: Former CEO Neville Isdell explains that the franchise system makes business owners in Africa feel more invested in the company. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/26/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2010/06/26/f_gf_coke_africa.fortune/ Questions for discussion: What are the reasons presented that explain Coca-Cola’s success in Africa? Do you agree with the explanation? Are there other reasons that… Read more »
Google victorious in Viacom’s YouTube lawsuit
Description: A federal judge has ruled in favor of Google Inc. in the company’s courtroom battle with Viacom Inc. over alleged copyright violations on Google’s YouTube video service. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 06/23/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-victorious-in-viacoms-youtube-lawsuit-2010-06-23?siteid=nwtwk  Questions for discussion: What are the arguments that support YouTube’s legal position? Do you think YouTube will change the way… Read more »
In Price War, E-Readers Go Below $200
Description: A price war is brewing in the growing market for electronic reading devices. Source: NYTimes.com  Date: 06/21/2010 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/technology/22reader.html?src=busln Questions for discussion: Do you agree with the analysis of this report? Is there a market for a single-application device? Who are the customers in this market? What price would be appropriate for the… Read more »
The Future of PCs
Description: At the D8 Conference, Apple CEO Steve Jobs indicated we’re heading into a post-PC era. But Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, sees more growth for PCs. Is the era of the PC really waning? WSJ’s Nick Wingfield joins Simon Constable on Digits, along with guest host Eric Savitz of Barron’s. And, mobile apps may be all… Read more »
Are we friends or colleagues?
Description: As workers spend more time on Facebook and Linkedin, companies are developing social-networking services for the office. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 05/28/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/05/27/tm_social_net_enterprise.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Do you think there is a special role for social networking applications in workplace environments? What advantages and disadvantages are there to installing social networking… Read more »
