Ever get the urge to run all your wild theories by a Nobel Prize-winning economist? Well, I got to do just that with the former Chief Economist of the World Bank, Columbia University Professor, and author of: People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens […]
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Status: Occurring Prediction: 3D-Printed Clothing Without Inventory Does that mean no more racks? Will The Gap stock clothes or just a body scanner, design kiosks, and a 3-D printer in the back? Everyone can have perfect jeans every time without a store employee having to restock your mounting pile of shame in that aspirational size
Status: Occurring Prediction: Where 3D Printing opportunities will be What Happened Still got it… Disruptive Manufacturing, The Effects of 3D Printing, 2015 Deloitte’s Report on global 3D printing disruption copied Steve Faktor’s opportunity chart (without asking! boooo!!). Still on point 3 years after Steve’s Forbes piece! Q&A: Why the Factory of the Future is Online
Status: Occurred Prescription: How HP Could Reinvent 3D Printing…and Itself here are a few thoughts for HP’s next cocktail party: ● Focus: Any good 3D printer is likely to find uses never imagined by the manufacturer. So, flexibility is key. That means letting the best technology decide which verticals to pursue. The first generation of printers will
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This is a re-post of Steve Faktor’s original article on Forbes Writing “HP is in trouble” is like a newscast starting with “Trouble in the Middle East today…” A sad cliché. Lucky for HP, no one dies… But no one truly lives, either. The company just laid off 29,000 people, its stock dropped 50% in a year,
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This is an abridged version of the original article I wrote for Business Insider. In a forgotten corner of the White House sits a huge, Parthenon-shaped cake. Nearby, Ben Bernanke and Timothy Geithner are dancing like Zorba and dripping with hummus. Why all the glee? It’s because Europe just gave the U.S. an amazing gift – the
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I love the idea of this Forbes article, but it has all the comprehensiveness of a Twitter post. Yes, auto workers in Germany produce more and get double the pay of US workers, but this article narrowly attributes this to employer-union relations. A broader discussion needs to include things like: Variances in cost structures (eg
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