October, 2009 - Archive

How to Liberate an Economy
Chris Banescu  |  October 30, 2009

Entrepreneurs understand the importance of freedom in the workplace.
City Journal | by Guy Sorman | October 21, 2009

Brian Carney and Isaac Getz’s Freedom, Inc. is a timely book. It’s also countercyclical and somewhat counterintuitive. After all, most of today’s writing about economics and business is haunted by the current crisis: nearly every author and commentator [...]

Capitalism: A True Love Story
Chris Banescu  |  October 21, 2009

Forbes.com | by Steve Forbes | October 19, 2009
How is wealth created? Seemingly a strange question for Forbes readers, but the question is hardly an academic one in the wake of the credit crisis and ensuing global recession. It has profound political implications that will affect our economic future.
Clearly, a sizable portion of the [...]

How Aaron Patzer of Mint.com Made $170 Million in Two Years
Chris Banescu  |  October 13, 2009

Inc.com | by Aaron Patzer | October 2009
Aaron Patzer launched Mint.com as a user-friendly alternative to Quicken and other personal-finance software out there. Little did he know that just two years later, Intuit, which makes Quicken, would fork over $170 million for his website. So how’d he do it?

Fix It – Even If It Ain’t Broke
Chris Banescu  |  October 12, 2009

FastCompany | by Kaihan Krippendorff | October 12, 2009
When something works, people grow fixated on it. They stop looking for alternative options. And this fixation creates an opportunity for those willing to reconsider the accepted approach. The company I introduced last week, Rosetta Stone (RST), hasn’t been satisfied with the fact that its products [...]