by Bruce Turkel | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Phil Falcone, a twenty-first century hedge fund manager, is making a three billion dollar bet on LightSquared, his new wireless network. According to his website, LightSquared “will deploy an open wireless broadband network using a technology called Long Term...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
In the last few weeks I’ve had a particularly busy travel schedule. I’ve spoken at conferences in Anaheim, San Francisco, New York, Houston, and twice in San Juan. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be visiting Texas, New Jersey, Colorado and Mallorca and even more places...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I used to think that my father’s generation was the last one to live in two centuries at the same time. Growing up near Poe Park in the Bronx, my dad lived in a community with all the modern technological marvels including refrigerators, televisions, and automobiles....
by Bruce Turkel | May 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Do you know where good ideas come from? Don’t feel bad, neither do I. Surprising, perhaps, considering my advertising agency is responsible for coming up with great ideas for our clients every single day. I know how to present ideas; I know how to sell ideas. And like...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Vincent Van Gogh died broken and penniless. He could not monetize his talent. Takashi Murakami figured it out. He makes big money selling cartoonish figures as fine art and licensing his outrageous colors for $5,000 limited edition Louis Vuitton handbags. Murakami is...