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New Blood, New Biz Not Enough: Fallon Cuts 9% (And Has A Chance For Redemption)

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Fallon, I was rooting for you. I really was. I loved what you stood for. You gave hope to small, cold towns. You proved great work was geography agnostic. You lured talent away from places like San Diego for the habitrails of Minneapolis.
Sure, you invented scam. But with BMW Films, you also invented a category. [...]

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“Shareholder Primacy” And Why It May Have Been A Legal Requirement To Can Your Ass

Thursday, March 12, 2009

I’m no expert – hell, I’m not even a novice – on corporate law. But this is fascinating stuff.  In every jurisdiction in every corner of the world, the law states that those at the head of publicly held companies have a legal duty to maximize profits for their shareholders. Many unethical corporations interpret this [...]

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