Year: 2010
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Doing business in China (comes with a price tag)
The recent incidents involving multinationals in China are a reminder to other companies about the risks in doing business there. Google Vs China is the first and the most prominent one. Google probably has a short-term lose but China will have even more to lose in the long-term. Their credibility and moral authority to deny…
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Personal animosity in business – good, bad and the ugly
Economist has an excellent article on the personal animosity in Silicon Valley and how it is shaping the technology industry. The article brings up the point that the people with outsized commercial acumen and success tend to have outsize personalities. The same passion that drives them to create something from nothing drives them to crush…
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Playing hardball with China
Krugman, in his Op-Ed column in NYTimes, wanted the US government to impose 25% duties on Chinese imports. That opinion may sound as protectionism, but something drastic will happen soon with international trade. China is known to keep its Renminbi artificially low and make the exports competitive. Now the matter has come to a head.…