Can Wireless Recover From The Kanye Scandal?
Wednesday afternoon it was announced that the UK’s Wireless music festival had been cancelled, less than 24 hours before tickets were due to go on sale, due to backlash against Kanye West. Can Wireless ever recover from this scandal?
Will the Music Business Always Be Too Human for Wall Street?
“I can’t think of an asset I’m more confident in being consumed over time..” Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management has launched a $64B bid to buy UMG - the company behind Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Sabrina Carpenter, and roughly a third of all recorded music on earth. Is it a smart move?
Can Anyone Actually Value SpaceX?
SpaceX is targeting a valuation of $1.75 trillion which would put it above every S&P 500 company except Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon. Was it a coincidence that Elon Musk chose April Fool’s Day to file confidentially for what could be the largest initial public offering in history?
The Influencers: Howard Yu on How to Build for Any Future
Most LinkedIn "experts" have opinions. Howard Yu has data, factory visits, and 25 hours of research behind every post. With every company he studies, the LEGO® Chair of Management and Innovation at IMD asks who is building the capabilities that will matter in five years.
When “Very Good Chance” Moves Markets by Trillions
What, exactly, is a very good chance? Is it 60%? 75%? 90%? The answer is that nobody really agrees. And that shared misunderstanding, multiplied across millions of traders, analysts, diplomats and ordinary citizens, has consequences that range from the financially catastrophic to the culturally misleading.
Is Foreign Money Worth Less When it Comes to Start-Ups Investment?
Start-ups which rely exclusively on foreign venture capital might end up with lower valuations, according to research.
How To Bounce Back After Not Winning An Oscar
Timothée Chalamet's latest film, Marty Supreme, didn't win any of the nine Oscars it was nominated for. But what can this teach us about navigating failure?
Why The Quants Need a Poet in the Business School Classroom
In MBA classrooms, the language of numbers reigns supreme. The quants are in charge. But Oxford's Saïd Business School has appointed a Poet Laureate, the first such position in any business school, naming the distinguished South African poet and scholar Dr Athol Williams to the role. Because wisdom in business and leadership has a poetic side.