Expedia. Tesla. Apple. Amazon. Google. UBER. We are fascinated by the companies that disrupt an industry, redefine our habits and achieve billion dollar valuations in the process. We are flooded...
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Mark's personal take on the situation with UBER and how governments should respond Mark Satov Partner, SATOV Consultants I respect the rule of law. Perhaps more so now that I...
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Uber research report reveals why consumers flock to the ridesharing program and why it's here to stay With 54% of potential consumers already using Uber in major markets and...
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Well, that was quick. Less than two years after it launched its Canadian expansion, Target Corp. is closing all of its stores across the country. The American retail giant is expected to post US$5.4 billion in pretax losses on discontinued operations for the fourth quarter of 2014. Target has only itself to blame for this massive failure. The company never got things right in the critical early stages of its Canadian adventure, disappointing customers again and again.
Coming up with a winning bid for a complex asset is a thorny problem, and every deal is unique. At first glance, the recent $5.2 billion purchase by Rogers Sportsnet of the National Hockey League’s TV and multimedia broadcast rights seemed exorbitant. We put the deal through a simple framework to determine if the price was too high.
Foreign investors may have retreated for now but SATOV study shows Canada’s telcos are vulnerable to new entrant