While we may not be able to explain the strong performance of the stock market year-to-date, we can understand why certain technologies are accelerating their rate of adoption. Telecommunications tools like Zoom, modular factory robots like Bright Machines, and autonomous last-mile delivery drones are all seeing strong interest from investors as we get used to […]
Ever since Tim Ferris made the broader public aware of the “4-Hour Workweek,” people have been dreaming about how they might be able to get rich by working half as much as they do now. That makes about as much sense as it sounds. There are plenty of digital nomads out there who promise they’ll show […]
While we believe traveling should be mandatory for anyone who drones on about how rough they have it in the U.S., being a traveler comes with a certain set of challenges. There are so many things that can go wrong before you even arrive to “an exotic country like Africa.” A flight delay, a cancelled flight, a missed […]
“Not all those who travel are lost” said J.R.R. Tolkien once, and it just so happens that many of our MBAs who work tirelessly around the clock to provide you with the insightful research pieces we serve up, are avid travelers – so much so, that one of our MBAs has a small colony of ants […]
If you’ve spent any time in a corporate role that requires travel, you’ve probably noticed just how bad things are. Not for the employee that’s traveling of course, but for the company’s shareholders. That’s because everything about the current system encourages waste. When you travel for business, the majority of business travel expenses will fall […]
If you make your living as a corporate slave, you’re probably familiar with business travel. This is where companies like Amex fleece people provide a valuable service by selling corporate flights and hotels at the highest rates possible. It seems like at no point in the transaction do they ever consider trying to save companies money […]