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Silicon Valley and the virtues of going private

Paul Wallbank — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:06:17 +0000

Is the technology industry swinging back to investing in private businesses with solid cash flows?

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The online business playground

Paul Wallbank — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:24:28 +0000

This article originally appeared as The Business Playground on Smart Company. Last week, I was lucky to be invited to talk about digital citizenship with school kids and their parents in the Griffith area. The concept of “digital citizenship” is pretty simple – your behaviour online should be no different from how you’re expected to…… Continue reading The online business playground

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The auctioneer’s dream

Paul Wallbank — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:50:23 +0000

"One day I'm going to buy a whole pile of junk PCs from a company that's gone bust and sell them at an auction like this," said Mark, an old business partner, as I lost a bet that a group of almost valueless laptops wouldn't be sold for more than $10 each. The media release…… Continue reading The auctioneer’s dream

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Is Facebook worth $50 billon?

Paul Wallbank — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:27:20 +0000

Investment bubble or a wise bet?

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Twenty Internet rules for politicians

Paul Wallbank — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:34:11 +0000

The web and social media is changing politics just as TV did which means new rules for politicians

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