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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. To anybody who asks my advice I repeat the same line, “I don’t know whether this party will last 6 weeks, 6 months or 18 months. source: Capital IQ.

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Are You Falling for the Myth of “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

You probably heard the advice for entrepreneurs that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86 percent went over budget. Written for EO by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, disaster avoidance expert, speaker and author. . In turn, a 2014 study of IT projects found that only 16.2