Pomp & Surkanstance: December 2009

30 December 2009

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

The Optimistic Bear discusses the week's economic and financial news with his guests. Is deflation or inflation up ahead? Has the economy turned the corner? What is going to happen to real-estate, commodities, stocks, or gold prices? Tune in to hear a deeper understanding of why things happen in the economy, and what it really means to you or your business.

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23 December 2009

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

16 December 2009

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

15 December 2009

Tales from the job search trenches: anatomy of a job search

Join Michael's discussions with fellow job seekers and job placement professionals to look at the different strategies people are using, and brainstorm on ways to make job search efforts more effective.

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EPNW: Angel investing is a labour of love

In this episode of "Entrepreneurs Northwest" Andy Sack explains that angel investing is a labour of love for him and his partners at the Founder's Co-op. Instead of running startups himself Andy now is now offering expertise and money to promising ventures. If anything, the recession is making angel investing even more interesting as entrepreneurs are becoming much more practical in creating viable business plans that can make money quickly.

You can check out about how the Founder's co-op helps tech startups at http://www.founderscoop.com/.

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14 December 2009

job search tales: how to get recommendations without even asking

In this episode of "Tales from the job search trenches", Marissa Marsala explains how recommendations can be instrumental in helping a candidate stand out. Writing recommendations for others can be more effective in getting reciprocal testimonials than just asking for someone to write them for you.

Check out more advice from Marissa at http://employerandcandidateconnection.blogspot.com/.

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09 December 2009

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

08 December 2009

job search tales: The Undercover Lawyer tells job candidates how to use the law to their advantage

In this episode of "Tales from the job search trenches", the Undercover Lawyer explains how legal issues can have a significant impact on how employers choose employees. There are a lot of practical things that applicants can do to alleviate the liability concerns their employers might harbour, but are afraid to voice. In a tough job market it makes sense for job seekers to take legal considerations into account as they search for a new job.

Check out more advice from the Undercover Laywer at http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/.

03 December 2009

Optimistic Bear Practical Economics podcasts

Welcome to the Optimistic Bear Practical Economics series of podcasts. In these conversations with both professional and lay economic thinkers, we examine the issues of the day and try and understand the financial and economic world.

(2009-12-01) Matt Stiles talks whether the bond default of Dubai World marks the beginning of a run on emerging markets or whether it is just a passing regional financial failure that will have little broader impact. Could Dubai World be the canary in the coal mine, foretelling a broader market crack-up just around the corner?
(2009-11-25) John Berling Hardy explains how the economy, and society, are driven by the actions of an elite group that understand and orchestrate what happens, ensuring they always come out on top. The current global recession only makes sense when explained in the context of someone orchestrating things.
(2009-11-20) Alan Hall talks about his latest research paper on Eugenics, which traces the rise and fall of the movement with the ups and downs of social attitudes throughout history. If the patterns Alan sees hold true, we could see a massive resurgence in an acceptance of ideologies to cleanse humanity of unwanted genes as the depression progresses. Already there are signs that human life is being talked about as a cancer plaguing the world.
(2009-10-20) Re-defining terms: forget inflation and deflation. Matt Stiles (of http://futronomics.blogspot.com/) talks about how the recession is far from over, and that the entire inflation/deflation debate may be irrelevant since the very definitions used for these terms don’t describe the phenomena we are seeing in the global economy.
(2009-10-20) Profiting from the recovery. Bill Conerly (of http://businomics.typepad.com/) explains how businesses should be preparing from the long-term economic recovery that is under way.
(2009-10-18) Talking about financial armageddon. Michael Panzner (of http://www.financialarmageddon.com/) discusses his views of the global economic roadmap, and the “end of the American era”.

NOTE: Tune in to the weekly economics round-table discussions to hear the latest from the Optimistic Bear.

02 December 2009

EPNW: Tradional off-line marketing can pay off for your web business

In this episode of "Entrepreneurs Northwest" Claudiu Geanta explains that marketing a business takes a lot more than social networking and search keyword advertisements on the Internet. Small businesses should consider some traditional marketing strategies like T-shirts and magnetic car signs, even if they are nation-wide. Marketing in your local community can be a great way to get exposure, and may have broader reach than you think.

You can check out more of Claudiu's marketing ideas at http://www.defactomind.com/.

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job search tales: By the time a job is posted on the web it's too late

In this episode of "Tales from the job search trenches", Kelly Harington explains that tapping the hidden job market requires a lot of effective networking, and how to go about doing it. The earlier a candidate can get in front of a hiring manager the better. By the time a job actually gets posted on a public web site it is often too late to get noticed over the crush of applicants.

Check out http://careermaxgroup.com/ for more of Kelly's ideas on how to build a successful career.

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

01 December 2009

OB: It's the end of Dubai World as we know it

In this episode of Practical Economics Matt Stiles talks whether the bond default of Dubai World marks the beginning of a run on emerging markets or whether it is just a passing regional financial failure that will have little broader impact. Could Dubai World be the canary in the coal mine, foretelling a broader market crack-up just around the corner?

Check out Matt's blog at http://futronomics.blogspot.com/.

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NOTE: You can view the complete list of Practical Economics podcasts to hear more conversations with the experts. Tune in to the weekly economics round-table discussions to hear the latest from the Optimistic Bear.