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Out of The Box: Greece Moves to Become a Banana Republic

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Greece Moves to Become a Banana Republic. Here is a picture of what a real European leader looks like (Associated Press):. If Greece default...

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Out of The Box: Engineers Are Often Too Smart for Our Own Good

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Sunday, June 7, 2015. Engineers Are Often Too Smart for Our Own Good. Instead, we have a solution in search of a problem. Lowering highway fatalities? The easier s...

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Out of The Box: Microsoft Says "Näkemiin" to Value from Nokia

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Microsoft Says "Näkemiin" to Value from Nokia. Just before the closing. Well, the auditors went along with whatever rosy forecasts Micros...

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Out of The Box: Google's New CFO Says Return Money to Shareholders, Maybe?

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Saturday, July 18, 2015. Google's New CFO Says Return Money to Shareholders, Maybe? In her first conference call, Google's new CFO thought out loud. Paradoxically,...

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Out of The Box: February 2015

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. HP's First Quarter 2015 Surprises Some. As happens in corporate reporting, especially in a behemoth like HP with distinct businesses ...

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Out of The Box: December 2014

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. US Postal Service Reform: A Dead Letter in 2014. Throughout 2014, we read warnings. The Postmaster-General admitted that its commerci...

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Out of The Box: August 2015

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Thursday, August 13, 2015. Berkshire Hathaway's Issues Aren't Its Numbers. There are essentially no centralized or integrated business functions (such as sales, ma...

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Out of The Box: November 2014

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Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Thursday, November 20, 2014. IT Buyers Face More Regulatory Risks For Business Interruptions. In yesterday's post about Cisco. To save pennies on a project, bring ...

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Out of The Box: Cisco Hightails It Out of Some Businesses

http://firstprinciplesbiz.blogspot.com/2015/07/cisco-hightails-it-out-of-some.html

Out of The Box. A blog about economics, finance, business and corporate governance. My background is in economics, with degrees from Columbia and Johns Hopkins. A career in international development, equity capital markets and as a corporate finance chief and board member lead me to think about events in a different way- hence the blog's name. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Cisco Hightails It Out of Some Businesses. Cisco made two executive announcements. There will have to be more of this portfolio rationaliza...