charlie williamsA fistful of questions about the ideas of Holmstrom and Hart, our new Nobel LaureatesIt’s exciting to see big awards going to academic work I’m actually familiar with, though I’m acquainted with these models more at the phd…Oct 14, 20161Oct 14, 20161
charlie williamsThe emerging face of the chamber of commerceIn the wake of that frothy, dispiriting celebration of American “ethno-nationalism” at the RNC, it’s worth remembering that this is the…Jul 23, 2016Jul 23, 2016
charlie williamsHotels and the Flexible StayI have a working hypothesis on service markets and technology: a key role of technology in service markets was not “innovation” but…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
charlie williams4 interesting strategic aspects of Niantic, the startup behind Pokemon GoA few interesting strategic patterns in this excellent profile of the CEO of Niantic, creator of Pokemon Go.Jul 15, 2016Jul 15, 2016
charlie williamsLocalI’m just back from hiking from town to town along the coast of Italy in the Cinque Terre. The five lands. Five towns perched where hills…Jul 30, 2015Jul 30, 2015
charlie williamsmyth of the internal capital marketBy far the weirdest thing about the story on Google’s slowing growth is that Larry Page says his management inspiration is Warren Buffet’s…Jul 15, 2015Jul 15, 2015
charlie williamsPainful birth of the market state?So what is up with Greek sovereignty? Why is a government, which up until last week was railing against reforms demanded and controlled…Jul 14, 2015Jul 14, 2015
charlie williamsIs Apple our next giant with feet of clay?The history of the mobile handset industry is one of complete dominance followed by total collapse. A chart here shows the peak to trough…Jul 13, 2015Jul 13, 2015