The Long View on Emerging Markets

I managed to catch a few comments in the distinct northern English accent of Jim O’Neil, the fabled analyst who invented the “BRIC” term, and who was later kicked upstairs to the chairman’s seat at Goldman Sachs International (GS) in London. Now that the US dollar is in free fall, Jim thinks that it is […]

An Insider’s Guide to the Next Decade of Tech Investment

Last weekend, I had dinner with one of the oldest and best-performing technology managers in Silicon Valley. We met at a small out-of-the-way restaurant in Oakland near Jack London Square, so no one would recognize us. It was blessed with a very wide sidewalk out front and plenty of patio tables. The service was poor […]