2.19.2013

02-19-2013 | Cause for Pause

As much I cleave to the "WE DON'T DO NEWS" ethos that disdains merely relaying the memes du jour, once in awhile, the news gets the best of me. Yesterday was such: Zero Hedge floored me with their casual revelation that nearly half of the entire value of the S&P 500 index rests solely in the top 20 stocks.

Number fiends can click to enlarge:



In other news, Innovation Patterns readers will certainly appreciate this concise and remarkable report from the dark lords of Bain Capital: Trillion Dollar Growth Trends to 2020.

We will return to our usual atemporal dance through the mind fields tomorrow morning at 5:55 am sharp. Thank you for indulging me.

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  1. EricFebruary 19, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Similar to the situation with start-ups: one or two will make up the lionshare of returns for venture capitalists and start-up incubators.

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  2. EricFebruary 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    On Bain's report:

    Here's another report on human capital shortage. Boomer's are retiring and creating a large gap in skilled areas:
    http://colonyofcommodus.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/2010_global_shortage_survey_results_a4_lo.pdf

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  3. Justin BolandFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:49 PM

    Damn, thanks for that! Great find.

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  4. Justin BolandFebruary 20, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    My interest is in the discipline itself, not buying a toaster to do my thinking for me. But, thanks.

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