Intel 2.0’s Customer Dilemma – If Intel can sort out its manufacturing process, if it can find the funds it needs, if it can build up a true customer service capability, and if can do all this in under three years, then IFS may be viable.
How does Amazon do it? – Amazon seems to have created a new model for building conglomerates
Like a Boss – Do big company executives make for good start-up CEOs? It depends….
Financial models – This is the Way. Build simple, cash models. Models do not give answers, they show constraints and trade-offs, and are a tool for making informed decisions. We have a few suggestions on the right way to build them.
Trouble at Intel – Intel’s delay of 7nm chips is a near-term financial problem, a boon to its data center competitor, a geopolitical problem and not least a major identity crisis for the company.
Org Chart as an Service- Amazon’s growth is built on an incredibly flexible organizational structure
Good CFOs need to understand their companies. Their role shouldn’t be the Veto-holder or decision maker. Instead, they should help companies frame and measure decisions.
Raising and Spending Money in Uncertain Times – Even the best CEO needs help allocating capital, a wholly different skill than other CEO decisions.
Intel Follow-Up – Data Centers are no longer the Intel stronghold they once were. AMD has gained share, the big customers are designing their own chips, and suddenly owning the CPU is no longer the strategic high ground it once was.
UPDATED: This is an updated version of our post to reflect TSMC’s announcement this morning. This has been a busy week for the semiconductor industry. This topic has been eating […]
