Avoid outsourcing! Dependency on such auxiliaries compromises security and your control over your acquisition.
Author: Bill Kandiliotis
The City State
“The modern trend towards city states during the past fifty years is mostly due to the demand for a simpler and broader trading system. It originated with the formation of an economic model that bypassed the hindrances of a myriad free trade agreements.” Frank Tucker - CEO of MercurEx The_City_State ^3xtract0r^TopFeeder^^CORE
Mars! One Way
It's really hard not to facepalm when confronted by headlines stating that 100,000 have signed up for a one-way trip to Mars. A Dutch, non-profit (yes, that's right, non-profit) company called Mars One is collecting human specimens, and raising six billion dollars, to send these people some 225 million kilometres, one way, to the planet … Continue reading Mars! One Way
Rule 12: MERCENARIES
Avoid contractors! They are mere mercenaries and can be very dangerous. They have no loyalty, especially when times get tough!
Conventional Economics.
“Conventional economics is like rolling a boulder up a hill. Every time you stop to rest, it rolls back onto you. Binary economics is about rolling the damn boulder downhill.” Frank Tucker - CEO of MercurEX (GSCS:12222\panfeed\SKYROBOT\corporatist_manifesto.glog)
Rule 11: GOVERNMENT
Government institutions are divine entities that are to be avoided at all costs. They make the rules. They change the rules. Unless you have a budget to rival the national account don’t even go there.
Rule 10: POWER
REAL POWER is a measurement of how well you can maintain or hold on to your acquisition. Can you stand alone and defend your position or do your require outside assistance?
Bureaucrats
“Having the government against you is a bad thing. It all boils down to a matter of trust. How can you trust these short-term, career bureaucrats whose only goal is advancing into a position of influence, use this influence to benefit, and then retire handsomely? They promise the world but forget you the minute your … Continue reading Bureaucrats
Supernations, Mega City-States and Virtual Countries
Writing science fiction gives an author the opportunity to have a go at predicting the future. For me, the best tool I always find helpful is this; in order to build a world in which to set the novel, you start by going back into history. 'To see the future, one must look into the past' and follow … Continue reading Supernations, Mega City-States and Virtual Countries
Rule 9: FAVOUR
Strike a balance between your stakeholders and your executive team. Don’t favour one group or you risk alienating the other.