A Cynic’s Guide To Fintech

Several business models that are bound to fail — and a few that might have a chance

A pal working in and around the VC industry asked me the other week what I thought about financial technology, or as…

Greece — the next steps and scenarios

Scripophilists ought to be speculating right now as to whether there is, somewhere in the Hellenic Central Bank’s vaults, a stack of future monetary curiosities. I think it’s quite likely that in the next couple of months, Greece will be making use of government…

Say It Ain’t So, Ben

Is it the money?

No.

If The UK Economy Is Doing So Well, Why Does It Feel So Bad?

Answer: Poor productivity. And the signs are not good for future growth.

It Can Wait. Really.

The real solution to notification overload

Elizabeth Warren is Not Impressed with Your Diamond-Encrusted Ring

Digital Locability and Interocular Trauma

CEOs say the dumbest things, part xxxx…

Statisticians are familiar with the “IntraOcular Trauma” test, first invented by Joe Berkson at the Mayo Clinic. Plot the data, and if the result hits you between…

Why Do Harvard Kids Head to Wall Street?

From the archives

The Dysfunctions of Sodor Railways

Or, why does Sir Topham Hatt still have a job?