Compete in the world where so the concept of something we can all benefit from. In writing this book im sure in the midst of the pandemic however in my view this topic could not be more relevant especially these days when so many of us are forced to have that mentality. Help us kick off alex for the above to ask you what you found to be so important about this topic that you wanted to focus your sites on interviewing the leading ceos and what started you to read this book and how does it fit into your overall journey . I covered the tech giants and i commend the slightly different background instead of going to Journalism School i studied in Industrial Labor relations and i put that in the back of my mind but i have always focused on culture organizational behavior and how companies are run and how work is structured. Thats something i voice thought about it. My background is ive covered the news going on in the companies and so around 2017 obviously we started seeing the tech giant st
So the concept of always being one we can all benefit from. When i started to write this book i wasnt expecting it to be released in the midst of a pandemic but in my view the topic could not be more relevant to be forced to have that day number one mentality. I love to ask you what you found to be so important about this topic but you could focus on those workers that Tech Companies cracks and how does that fit into your overall journey . And i come in with a slightly different background instead of going to Journalism School investing neighbor relations. But really i always focused on culture and organizational behavior and infrastructure. That something i always thought about in the background covering the news and the company. So obviously we started to see the tech giant to grow and they tend to fall apart they get bigger and their bureaucratic. Not the that typical lifecycle. So they kept getting stronger and stronger and stronger and as i was spending time i saw those that didnt
Well get to him in a moment as well lets begin with our gang today. Jim, ill kick it to you first as we look at the markets here, it is this legit is this move of the last couple of days something to truly bank on you know i always want to give you a direct answer but this one i got to give you a solid, i dont know. Maybe im playing it both ways, scott. Ive got 8 cash which means im 92 invested after a move like yesterday, i wonder should i put it to work i think we retest the lows based on the degree of uncertainty than the 8 cash will be be such valuable currency to me buying to me what will be well below market or fair value prices that the mistake im willing to make is hold that 8 cash and not invest it right now. You must have a feeling of whether or not you think were going back to the lows are you feeling you want to move away from that because of what happened yesterday and this follow through today ill be totally honest with you, yes yes, i am. On the back of a positive change
California has jumped 14 compared to just yesterday. Which is one reason why he made a big announcement this afternoon regarding seniors. Now, he is asking for all californians age 65 and older to selfisolate. That means 5. 3 million seniors now have been asked to stay home. We are prioritizing their safety because of their unique vulnerabilities to this virus. We also are prioritizing those with chronic conditions and prioritizing our homeless. Reporter specifically the state is looking into using hotels, motels and even trailers to help house the homeless. The governor also asked some businesses to temporarily shut down including bars, nightclubs and brew pubs. And he is asking restaurants to distance patrons and reduce current occupancy by half. Now, Governor Newsom also announce that had there have been a newportal developed by the Company Apple rather, alphabet, which is a subsidiary. And that portal will help people in both he saint claira county and San Mateo County go online, a
Why this book and why now . Guest i started this but i guess it was 2017 and i had just taken a job as columnist for the Financial Times where my mandate was to figure out the biggest business and economic stories and cover theinthe cover than am which is another mandate. I saw amazing numbers in terms of transitions in the financial sector. The figure looking at how 80 of corporate wealth was being held at 10 and those are the firms that were the richest in personal data and intellectual property. The biggest of those firms facebook, apple, amazon a little bit. Big and Digital Advertising they have mostly shunned advertising with the devices and technology. You mentioned it isnt an ad driven company but on a whole different basis besides the fact we think of them as being tech do they have one thing in common . Guest it is an interesting point you make because right now they are trying to separate each other as regulators what they do have in common is the Network Effect that i talked