I was reading this morning about a superstar Olympic hopeful. A woman named Simone Biles (check her out). She is the top gymnast in the world right now – and the United States has high hopes for her in Rio.…
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Brexit and London and Talent, Oh My!
I am sitting here in New York reading goodness knows how many articles on the Brexit. It is getting more coverage than any other news right now. I recognize it is juicy for the media because there are all sorts…
What “Inning” of the Real Estate Cycle Are We In?
I have now practiced real estate law for almost 35 years, which is a long time to do anything. I am not absolutely “sure” about many things; however, I am confident that no one has a crystal ball about what…
Three Words That Might Change How You Look At The Real Estate World
I will get right to it – here are the three words: “Competition is Evil” Competition is a truly horrible and terrible thing and should be avoided at all costs! All competition does is destroy your profitability, as we all…
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Porter’s Five Forces in the Real Estate World
Michael Porter is a professor at Harvard Business School. He has spent his long career analyzing strategy and competition. His analysis is exceptional and probably just about everyone in the business world knows all about him; however, I have never…
Creating Value in the Real Estate World
In my wanderings and discussions with clients and other friends in the real estate world, I hear many different plans from many different people. Many plans are of course brilliant and well executed; however, I do see a perennial fundamental…
Peter Drucker: Creating Customers
Peter Drucker – one of the great intellectual thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries – asks a question: “What is the purpose of a business?” Have you ever stopped to ask yourself that question? Or, perhaps more importantly, have…
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