Monthly Archives: January 2013

Linear and log models for modeling demand

Posted on January 25, 2013 by berkeleythoughttrain

Price sensitivities of demand differ depending on the product and the market. We can model our demand function to reflect how we think quantity responds to price. The following post will use calculus. If you don’t like calculus, the important … Continue reading →

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Google’s Android Revenue per Device per Year

Posted on January 15, 2013 by berkeleythoughttrain

In a Strategy for IT class, I had very interesting discussions with Prof. Reza Moazzami and peers about how Android’s fragmentation as a revenue source has hurt Google. I’ll write a more detailed post on how Google’s mobile strategy went south … Continue reading →

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Value of the non-compete agreement

Posted on January 15, 2013 by berkeleythoughttrain

For the buyer of a small, 10-15 member consulting firm, the value lies in existing customer contracts, goodwill generated by the horizontal or vertical integration the acquisition represents, and in some cases- most importantly- in the non-compete agreements signed by … Continue reading →

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