Are you ready for the additive manufacturing revolution? My latest in Chief Executive magazine. By William J. Holstein Busy CEOs may be forgiven for trying to tune out the noise and hype that technology suppliers try to generate. Remember the Y2K craze? But every once in a while, a technology reaches what Andy Grove, the first […]…
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Which Way Is China Headed?
Here is a video interview I did with the ChinaFile arm of the Asia Society, on the basis of the China Hands reunion, which serves as the basis for my latest book, “Has The American Media Misjudged China?”…
China’s Car Industry Not Coming On As Strong As Expected
It wasn’t long ago that many commentators expected the Chinese to begin exporting vehicles to the American market and dramatically undercut the price charged by American, Japanese and Korean automakers. Warren Buffet, for example, famously invested in electric car maker BYD. But just as Buffet found that BYD was no where close to internationally prevailing […]…
Has The New York Times Declared A Truce in War with General Motors?
The New York Times has been leading the media attack on General Motors, suggesting that senior management knowingly sold cars to people that killed them. The story line was been clear and persistent. But a funny thing happened on the front page of the Gray Lady today. It put a smiling picture of CEO Mary […]…
China’s Big Chill–A Second Piece of New Evidence
New Rules in China Upset Western Tech Companies By PAUL MOZUR JAN. 28, 2015 HONG KONG — The Chinese government has adopted new regulations requiring companies that sell computer equipment to Chinese banks to turn over secret source code, submit to invasive audits and build so-called back doors into hardware and software, according to […]…
