Almost no Taiwanese have heard of Duan Yongping, but it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a household name in Chinese circles outside Taiwan, especially in the business and investment circles.
Category: Company Bio
Average lifespan of companies
The average lifespan of listed companies in the U.S. stock market is about 20 years
Dear Shareholder
After reading Dear Shareholder, I was reminded of “Outsiders” which I introduced on this blog.
How does Exxon Mobil make money? the former market capitalization king
Exxon Mobil, the former market capitalization king, Company profile, ExxonMobil’s (ticker: XON) roots include Standard Oil of New Jersey, the largest and most powerful Rockefeller family. In 1998, Exxon merged with Mobil, formerly Standard Oil of New Jersey.
Citigroup, a downward companies
Citigroup on behalf of failed companies, Citigroup’s Growth History, The growth history of Citigroup is worth understanding by investors, especially since it was set up by a commercial bank that used to be the largest commercial bank in the world.
“The Power Law”, best book for Silicon Valley VC histry
What I want to talk about in this post is a just-published English book “The Power Law”.
Is Microsoft’s personal computer computing department a tasteless one?
Microsoft’s personal computer computing department includes Windows, Surface devices, Xbox, games, search engine Bing.
The rebirth and fall of 4 major technology stocks in 10 years
Rebirth and fall of 4 technology stocks, Ten years ago, in early November 2011, Microsoft’s market capitalization was about $124.7 billion, and Intel was about $127 billion; the two were almost on par. However, as of November 4, 2021, Microsoft is 2.53 trillion US dollars, Intel is about 204.1 billion US dollars; Microsoft’s market value has caught up with Apple’s market value at the end of October, 12 times that of Intel!
How does IBM make money? What’s next?
The predecessor of IBM was ITR, which was founded in 1906. Later, the two companies merged and CTR (Computing Tabulating Recording) was established in 1911.
Outsiders, one of the greatest investment books for managment team
Outsiders, I recently re-read several investment books and found that one of them is worth recommending to everyone — “Outsiders”.
