Category Archives: Rants
Two Business Models: Godfather II and Superman III
I spend a fair bit of time explaining how our business works. It isn’t very complicated. It’s different from others and for that reason people assume it’s sophisticated. I thought I would summarise how most businesses in financial services work. … Read More
Apple obsession
The current obsession with Apple has now gone too far. It’s difficult to get through the day without a spurious link between financial services and Apple or Steve Jobs.It’s typically product manufacturers who are most guilty and for whom the … Read More
Postmodern website
Soon we will launch our new website, I’ve been working on it this week, and wanted to give you an idea of what I want to achieve. I want to build a postmodern website. It will be too clever to … Read More
Phrases I Hate: Work Life Balance
I’ve always disliked the phrase ‘work-life balance’. Whenever I hear anyone use I immediately look for the nearest exit. It has always been an instinctive reaction, borne, I assumed, from a hatred of trite phrases and pointlessly evasive corporate-speak. Staring … Read More