Not blogging with much frequency right now. I’ll be posting in August, but there won’t be many analytical posts until September. Here’s why:
- Week 0: am writing an invited paper due this week on the future of hearing aid technology;
- Week 1: am traveling to a big family reunion in one week;
- Week 2: am co-chairing the world’s biggest hearing aid conference in two weeks;
- Week 3: am preparing for a yearly corporate strategic retreat that is in three weeks;
- Weeks and weeks: am trying to buy a house in San Francisco.
Speaking of which, let’s talk about a deviant variation of innovation: since when is an offer at the asking price of a house with no other bidders countered by the seller at 10% above asking price? Innovation or perversion? Well, given that this is San Francisco, I guess the latter fits…
Looking forward to reading your posts on your return Brent. Interest rates on the rise in Australia, the UK and the United States? There are numerous signs now that house prices will drop according to "The Economist": tell them to keep their house!!!
Posted by: Gordon | August 03, 2006 at 07:07 PM
Houses are definitely staying on the market longer in SF. Prices aren't really falling, but they will probably not increase by over 20% this year as they have in the past few years.
Posted by: bwedwards | August 08, 2006 at 06:41 PM
Hi Brent. If you are doing analysis on the future of digital hearing aids, I thought you might be interested in the industry from the marking side. This is a presentation I put together for the mass marketers for our hearing aids. http://www.hearingcentral.com/HearingAidOpportunities.ppt
Posted by: Phil Wyatt | October 06, 2006 at 03:08 PM