Think Tank Investing

How to Guarantee a Good Impression in a Job Interview

ccurwick — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:07:25 +0000

There is one thing that always makes a good impression in a job interview. However, this thing is almost always overlooked and taken for granted, especially in situations where a solid first impression is a must. This one thing, is a smile. Even though a smile seems to be such a simple thing, it [...]

Will Groupon’s Billion Dollar Valuation Soon Be a Flop?

ccurwick — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:50:01 +0000

With copycats launching their own version of the Groupon concept in every U.S. city, will the company soon be sorry they didn’t take Google’s six billion dollar offer? Even Facebook, with its Facebook Deals launched in April, is stealing the idea. (Since Facebook is on a roll stealing ideas anyway….cough, cough…why not?) By now, [...]

Content Media: Replacing T.V. Channels with Internet Entertainment

ccurwick — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:31:46 +0000

Long gone are the good old days when placing a million dollar t.v. spot would virtually guarantee an increase in sales or a successful product launch. The “big” ad agencies used to place their client’s ads on t.v. channels, paying for “spots.” These days, the “smart” ad agencies are placing their client’s ads around internet [...]

Businesses to Invest in for 2011: The Business of Growing Food

ccurwick — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:21:15 +0000

With the effects of inflation expected over the next several years, food prices are also expected to to rise. Unless the U.S. Government is able to get away with imposing food price controls in the future, this is inevitable. The predictable rise in the price of food certainly makes the business of growing food an [...]

What Jobs Will Eventually Become Globalized?

ccurwick — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:47:51 +0000

Forget about going to college to study graphic design or computer programming anymore! These are just two of the thousands of jobs that now face cutthroat, global competition, even from companies based in the U.S. Of course this comes as no shock. We all watched companies like Dell outsource nearly all of its technical support [...]

Commercial Office Space is Evolving: Who Will Answer the Billion Dollar Commercial Real Estate Question?

ccurwick — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:41:30 +0000

As more and more companies choose to abandon their conventional office and replace it with a virtual office, what is the future of commercial office?

How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Money

ccurwick — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:25:11 +0000

After digging myself out from under a pile of books I’ve had on my reading list, I was finally able to start reading one book on the list that I’ve been dying to read. For Christmas I received a book that was a New York Times Bestseller called “The Ascent of Money,” by Niall Ferguson. [...]

Interview With a Banker: The Truth About Banks and Lending

ccurwick — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:00:11 +0000

I convinced a banker friend to submit to an anonymous interview with me. I agreed to keep the dialogue in the interview completely confidential and anonymous. For this reason, he was able to admit some pretty shocking things to me. Things that bankers just can’t talk about or admit, without the risk of losing their [...]

Seth Godin Prophesizes About the Future of Your “Job” (You Should Read This)

ccurwick — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:05:01 +0000

Seth Godin gave a powerful presentation in Salt Lake City on February 12, 2010.

The Best Companies to Invest In This Year

ccurwick — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:43:46 +0000

Have you seen any new business models that have caught your eye lately? Going into 2010, several tech companies that are taking advantage of opportunities in new media, are the ones that will see boosts in share value. As many of these companies head towards an IPO, make sure you’re in line on the ground [...]