SID MOHASSEB

In a memo to staff, Elon Musk said his social media company was worth about US$20 billion. He paid US$44 billion for it. That is a big loss after he rebranded Twitter as X...

Since the beginning of the AI race, the United States has been working hard to stay ahead. But it is time to realize that America’s superiority is at risk. The key intertwined contributing factors include the broken U.S. education system and fear of job loss...

Recently, the White House decided that appointing an unqualified, politicized leader is perfect for tackling the complex issue of AI regulation. Kamala Harris, who has now become the AI czar, will likely lead America into a very gloomy future. The nation must correct this blunder before it’s too late...

Do situations like the recent trouble caused by the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse only promise fear and systemic economic trouble, or are miraculous opportunities hidden in the chaos? I believe the answer depends on how all parties choose to respond...

Artificial Intelligence's unpredictable nature is being integrated into our lives without adequate caution or acknowledgment of potentially catastrophic outcomes. Most often, the world does not realize the gravity of innovations before a disaster, and AI is no different...

On one side of the conflict, generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT) and other forms of artificial intelligence promise massive productivity and corporate profits, and on the other, confusion, mistrust and the probability of loss of power and control by the masses...

In life and in business, only winners are winners. I believe when people and organizations experience a win, they are more likely to continue winning...

In less than a decade Artificial Intelligence (AI) will deliver the world over $13 Trillion of productivity gain a year; slightly less than the GDP of China produced by 1.4 Billion people working in a year! An economic impact with real-life implications...

In my experience, customer loyalty stems from relevance—continuous and dynamically fitting relevance. Loyal customers have an intense relationship with a company’s character (brand) and offering (product or services) …

2022 could be the year historians declare the death of Big Tech. If so, 2023 should be the year of ‘Small Tech’, where innovation, agility and value creation (the things that allowed Big Tech to get big in the first place) return to our economy through an open, competitive environment with new, fragmented players …

The world still overflows with opportunities however we are lacking committed takers. Those who are willing to explore the opportunities as opposed to wait for them to show up at the door …

Courage is the most critical quality of a leader. From my perspective, all great leaders share this single quality. Courage is the ability to come face to face with fear and push through it. It is the force behind movement and growth …

Elizabeth’s Holmes’s head has been served on a platter, while those who facilitated her fraud seem to be strolling off into the sunset …

Data is the most precious commodity of the 21st century, yet we give it away for free. When social media first arrived on the scene, the deal seemed pretty good; we got free entertainment at the cost of watching a few personalized ads …

Communication is the bridge between ideas and results, between visions and reality. Fail to master it and compromise your future …

Much like a Bond villain, the world’s richest man can manipulate entire markets with a single tweet...

The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, might have some new clothes on, but he’s still the same old emperor. In a move that we should not allow to divert our attention away from the company’s serious and systemic failings, Zuckerberg has dangled his latest product in our faces ...

Realized fact: for real capitalism to exist, we must allow failure. Capitalism is about choices, risks, decisions, and consequences — wins and losses ...

Every organization strives for balanced growth and prosperity. Leaders try to build a well-oiled organization where key performance indicator targets are met continuously and success is sustainable ...

Some call 2021 the year of the “Great Resignation,” with millions quitting their jobs. I call it the year of the “Great Rejuvenation.” The start of an era where we realize the value of our lives, and of our ability to innovate...

Many of its supporters explicitly state that its purpose is to hasten the collapse of the existing global economic order. That threat is bitcoin, in particular, and cryptocurrency in general, and it's time the leaders of the free world started taking it seriously.

There is a critical threat to the world economy. This threat is loved by terrorists, transnational organized crime, and hackers.

All cultures are cultures of excellence; what makes the difference is how you define excellence.

The U.S. still hasn’t reached a high enough level of vaccination to achieve “herd immunity” because vaccine demand is falling ...

The European Union has chronically failed to produce any notable tech unicorns—billion dollar startups. Its recent move to regulate (I would say criminalize) AI technology, if implemented, will setback the EU to the dark ages, and hand the future of tech to China ...

In America, mom-and-pop businesses pay the same tax rate as multinationals. Individual income tax has seven tax rates, depending on how much an individual has made...

Like it or not, our competitive world is different. It is faster and more temporary. Most of the success recipes we have developed over the years will no longer result in sustainable wins.

We must not allow ethical concerns about Artificial Intelligence (AI) to distract us from the moral obligation ...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, health care services around the world were due for a digital transformation ...

The symptom may be anger, but the disease is lack of opportunity.

After the GameStop debacle this week, it's important for Joe Biden to let capitalism and entrepreneurs thrive in America...

There is a trust gap between Big Tech, the government and the population...

The GameStop debacle this week reminded us of President Joe Biden's most important mission: to fix capitalism and make it work for Main Street as well as Wall Street...

The NHS and other health services around the world have been pushed to breaking point...

Attempts by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to break up Facebook and other tech giants are misguided.

Young people are paying a high price for the efforts to control COVID-19.

America must admit that it is slowly losing the AI race to China.

Entrepreneurship is a team sport that requires active participants at every level.

Who chooses who? Traditionally, employers offered a position, interviewed the candidates and negotiated the terms.

There is a flip side to this crisis. A hopeful side. An innovative side. A side that rewards creativity and collaboration. It's controlled by the mother of invention: necessity.

The basic premise of "employee empowerment" needs to be challenged. The assumption is that leaders hold all the power and can then transfer that power to employees. But in reality, employees hold the true power of both thinking and doing. They apply their expertise and skill to shape a better future for your entire organization every day.

As a seller, I, too, have made these mistakes. As a buyer, I have seen it firsthand (and often). Mental mistakes happen even if you are a seasoned negotiator or have hired an investment banker. It is your mindset and the resulting behaviors that shape the foundation of a good deal or a bad one.

Two young ambitious entrepreneurs with a passion for 3D printing first explore the market through the funding platform Kickstarter and subsequently create SprintRay Inc. in the US with an arm in China. After many execution and funding challenges, they find their niche in the dental industry. Following a successful financial quarter and 3000% revenue growth over three years, the company finds itself suffering from growing pains and a funding crunch. The co-founders now desperately search for the… Show more

Two young ambitious entrepreneurs with a passion for 3D printing first explore the market through the funding platform Kickstarter and subsequently create SprintRay Inc. in the US with an arm in China. After many execution and funding challenges, they find their niche in the dental industry. Following a successful financial quarter and 3000% revenue growth over three years, the company finds itself suffering from growing pains and a funding crunch. The co-founders now desperately search for the best path forward. Show less

Started by two brothers, WCC and ARK are successful independent IT staff augmentation companies that navigated the great recession skillfully and later achieved solid growth for a decade. With operations in both India and the US, the two companies look very similar, but their approaches to management and measurement could not be more different. WCC focuses on an employee "Happiness Index" while ARK emphasizes the value of data, analytics, measurement and consistent performance. For their firms… Show more

Started by two brothers, WCC and ARK are successful independent IT staff augmentation companies that navigated the great recession skillfully and later achieved solid growth for a decade. With operations in both India and the US, the two companies look very similar, but their approaches to management and measurement could not be more different. WCC focuses on an employee "Happiness Index" while ARK emphasizes the value of data, analytics, measurement and consistent performance. For their firms to survive and thrive in an era of increasing margin pressures and artificial intelligence, the brothers need to decide if they need to adapt their different operating philosophies. Show less

Don't leave change to chance, gain the edge and beat the odds.

Business leaders, large and small, need to learn a new game with very different rules. They must accept an ever-changing and uncertain landscape, but a landscape that can be constantly leveraged for greater profitability. They must believe that their companies are caterpillars with the potential to become butterflies.

The Caterpillar’s Edge shows why we must embrace a future of flux. It exposes the addictions that… Show more

Don't leave change to chance, gain the edge and beat the odds.

Business leaders, large and small, need to learn a new game with very different rules. They must accept an ever-changing and uncertain landscape, but a landscape that can be constantly leveraged for greater profitability. They must believe that their companies are caterpillars with the potential to become butterflies.

The Caterpillar’s Edge shows why we must embrace a future of flux. It exposes the addictions that chain us to our past and the truths that influence our behaviors. And, it shows just how to seize breakthrough advantages by pushing through all the noise around “Big Data.”

Within its DNA, the caterpillar aspires and pushes for more, and it gets just that, evolving gracefully from one entity into another, always building a competitive edge in the process.

Break free from accepted archaic business practices by cracking that secret code which demands evolving your business always. Show less