Category Archives: PracticalEconomics

Capitalism has a tendency to destroy itself

Posted on 1 November 2014 by dselz

Text available in German only.

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Freemium has run its course – our experience

Posted on 8 August 2012 by dselz

Recently I came across this piece from Rags Srinivasan “Freemium has run its course”. Here at Nektoon – that’s the legal person behind Squirro & Memonic – we apply both concepts. Memonic is run on the freemium model. The extensions … Continue reading →

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How to solve the Euro-Crisis: Greece to join Switzerland – Gritzerland

Posted on 6 June 2012 by dselz

No this is no joke. The crisis is too serious by now. And as some discussion over the weekend showed and Greece exit of the Euro and the subsequent Spain run would ruin Switzerland, too. It’s like a big seesaw: … Continue reading →

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Shopping Tourism and Buy Local go hand in hand

Posted on 27 April 2012 by dselz

Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.

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Europe’s Youth: No hang loose but lose lose

Posted on 29 January 2012 by dselz

On Friday I interviewed three great candidates for an opening as Marketing Intern* here at Memonic. Three very different career paths joined by a similar conjecture: All in their early thirties, from three different countries, finding that Europe has no … Continue reading →

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10 theses on the future of newspapers

Posted on 28 December 2011 by dselz

Much has been written about the future of newspapers. Here my humble contribution: In a complex world people turn to trusted sources of information for news, analysis and comment, e.g. newspapers. The unique value of a newspaper is its editorial staff … Continue reading →

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Helmut Schmidt on Europe’s Future

Posted on 7 December 2011 by dselz

Helmut Schmidt’s speech on Europe is both crisp and concise. It is the speech on the future of Europe that quite a many active European politician should have held long ago.

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Christmas Galore – Will there be a Bonus or not (i.e. the Euro is finished)

Posted on 22 November 2011 by dselz

Given the fact that banks value nearly halved in the last six months some not-so-golden-anymore boys start wondering how they are going to buy Christmas presents with no bonus in sight and probably worse things (i.e. job loss) to come. … Continue reading →

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The Big Reset

Posted on 5 November 2011 by dselz

A somber mood hung over the G-20 summit in Cannes. Greece, the problem child dominated the headlines. Beyond the bold print a gloomier picture emerges. The economies around the world are in doldrums. Western economies pile up debt quicker than … Continue reading →

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The end of the world as we know it

Posted on 19 September 2011 by dselz

The Greeks are about to go bust; the international financial system about to go broke, a number of banks, and eventually some additional states, too. Too gloomy? We are about to see a number of very unorthodox arrangements to try … Continue reading →

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