If you read the headlines and analyses of German-language media, Silicon Valley is dying and the technology companies there are at the end of their rope. The carnage of mass layoffs that have rocked these companies since late last year … Continue reading Bad or Good? Layoffs at Silicon Valley Tech Firms
Like many other companies in the transportation and travel industry, Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa is struggling with the COVID 19 pandemic and the curfew and border closures that have been imposed. While the company was still doing well at the beginning of the year, it has turned into a restructuring case in just a few months (through no fault of its own). The collapsed stock market valuation forced the DAX to replace Lufthansa with another company, and this one is – Deutsche Wohnen. Deutsche Wohnen is currently valued at €14.6 billion, while Lufthansa only managed €5.2 billion, half of what … Continue reading DAX and the Innovation Dilemma: When Deutsche Wohnen Replaces Lufthansa
Some lectures and workshops brought me to Europe the whole month of May. I also “had” to go to France and Mallorca. While I usually use the train or the plane for longer distances, this time I also had a … Continue reading Between physical quality and digital necessity