Co-ops (and Microgrids)
2020-11-25
Co-ops are groups that pool resources to help each other survive, thrive and maintain their independence.Keep Reading
Capital Investments (and Solar Panels)
2020-08-30
Capital investments are big, expensive projects that provide benefits over many years, and often generate income to help pay for themselves.Keep Reading
Digital Advertising (and Puppies)
2020-08-28
Advertising, a very old business model, has become even more powerful in the digital era due to precise targeting (at the expense of your privacy).Keep Reading
Collusion (and Maple Syrup)
2020-08-27
Collusion is when business collaboration becomes unfair or anticompetitive.Keep Reading
Social Engineering (and Wolves)
2020-08-18
Social engineering is the use of psychological manipulation (taking advantage of human weakness) to gain access to something off-limits.Keep Reading
Subscriptions (and Chocolate Milk)
2020-08-17
Subscriptions are a popular business model, because they enable companies to learn a lot about their customers, and increase their loyalty over time.Keep Reading
Pension Funds (and Math Teachers)
2020-08-11
Pensions are retirement benefits that employers promise to pay their employees after they’ve retired.Keep Reading
Portfolios (and Planting Seeds)
2020-08-11
A portfolio is a collection of investments designed to (hopefully) avoid the risk of relying on a single investment.Keep Reading
Disintermediation (and Used Cars)
2020-08-07
Disintermediation is when someone cuts out the middleman.Keep Reading
Bonds (and Bad Breath)
2020-08-06
Bonds are debt: IOUs issued by corporations and governments.Keep Reading
Indexes (S&P 500, etc.)
2020-08-05
‘Indexes’ are measuring sticks for markets – lists of stocks designed to reflect how a broader group of stocks is doing.Keep Reading
Dark Money (and Pools)
2020-08-04
Dark money is money that moves around out of the public eye, making it hard to know who’s spending it or what exactly they’re buying.Keep Reading
Competitive Advantage (And Moats)
2020-08-03
Competitive advantage is what makes a company more successful than its competitors, and keeps them from challenging its dominance.Keep Reading
Evangelists (and Climbing Mountains)
2020-08-01
Evangelists are people who use their charisma and personality to build innovative products and organizations.Keep Reading
Winner Take All (and T-Rex)
2020-08-01
‘Winner take all’ is the idea that markets are becoming less competitive, and more likely to be dominated by a single company.Keep Reading
Freemium (and Brutal Competition)
2020-07-31
Freemium is a business model where an app or web service has a both a free version and a ‘premium’ (paid) version with better features. Keep Reading
Bankruptcy
2020-07-29
Bankruptcy is the legal process that happens if you run out of money and can’t pay your bills.Keep Reading
Opportunity Cost (and Sports)
2020-07-29
Opportunity cost is the ‘cost’ of having to give up something else you could be doing instead.Keep Reading
Private Equity (and Hidden Cash)
2020-07-29
Private Equity investors borrow money to buy companies, find hidden stashes of cash in them, and then sell them at a big profit.Keep Reading