Adam Hartung

General

25 July, 2018

Nokia's Microsoft Blunder is Apple's Win

Nokia agreed to develop smartphones with Microsoft software But Microsoft’s product is without users, developers or apps Apple and Google Android dominate ......

General

25 July, 2018

Winners Shift, Losers Don't

What separates business winners from the losers? A lot of pundits would say you need to be efficient, cost conscious ......

General

25 July, 2018

Who's CEO Of The Year Bezos Of Amazon Or Google's Page?

Turning over a new year inevitably leads to selections for 'CEO of the Year.'  Investor Business Daily selected Larry Page ......

General

14 March, 2016

McDonald's & the ghost of Christmas

How would you recognize signs of a troubled business? Often the key indicator is when leadership clearly takes "more of ......

General

14 March, 2016

Will Steve Ballmer be a good LA Clippers leader?

Anyone who reads my column knows I’ve been no fan of Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft.  On multiple occasions ......

General

11 March, 2016

Growth Is Tied To Trends Look Beyond The 'Core'

Revenue growth is a wonderful thing. It is so much more fun to work in a growing company than one that ......

Others

04 February, 2016

How Google stole the show from Apple

The three highest valued publicly traded companies today (2/3/16) are Google/Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft.  All 3 are tech companies, and ......

General

01 February, 2016

Apple's debacle – why growth is all that matters

Apple announced earnings for the 4th quarter this week, and the company was creamed. Almost universally industry analysts and stock ......

General

07 December, 2015

The Phoenix Principle: Is Yahoo doomed? Probably

Marissa Mayer’s reign as head of Yahoo looks to be ending like her predecessors.  With a serious flop.  Only this ......

General

17 October, 2015

How telltales told you not to own Wal-Mart, and continue to do so

Wal-Mart market value took a huge drop on Wednesday.  In fact, the worst valuation decline in its history.  That decline ......