Adam Hartung

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24 April, 2014

Do earnings announcements matter? Not to smart CEOs

Every quarter I have to be reminded that “earnings season” is again upon us.  The ritual of public companies announcing ......

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02 April, 2014

Why Microsoft is still speculative

“Hope springs eternal in the human breast” (Alexander Pope)As it does for most investors.  People do not like to accept ......

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25 February, 2014

The smart leadership lessons from Facebook's WhatsApp acquisition

Facebook is acquiring WhatsApp, a company with at most $300M revenues, and 55 employees, for $19billion.  That's billion - with ......

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07 November, 2013

Vision beats numbers - how Apple showed Intel a better way to grow

Can you believe it has been only 12 years since Apple introduced the iPod?  Since then Apple's value has risen ......

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20 September, 2013

Why Apple investors are deservedly worry

Apple announced the new iPhones recently.  And mostly, nobody cared.Remember when users waited anxiously for new products from Apple?  Even ......

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05 September, 2013

Microsoft's $7.2B Nokia mistake

Just over a week after Microsoft announces plans to replace CEO Steve Ballmer the company announced it will spend $7.2B ......

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24 August, 2013

Ballmer resigning - Next?

Steve Ballmer announced he would be retiring as CEO of Microsoft within the next 12 months. This extended timing, rather ......

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06 June, 2013

Microsoft reorganization - Crafty or confusing?

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer appears to be planning a major reorganization. The apparent objective is to help the company move toward becoming a ......

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12 April, 2013

How success today requires more than operational focus

The good folks at Wichita State (a final four contender as U.S. basketball fans know) and Purdue released their 2013 ......

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05 April, 2013

How Samsung changed the game on Apple

The iPad is now 3 years old. Hard to believe we've only had tablets such a short time, given how ......