by Andrea Zanon | Jan 18, 2024 | Andrea Zanon, Blog, Business
“Thank God it’s Friday,” the saying goes, signaling the arrival of the weekend—a time to take a break and relax with family and friends. Interestingly, this phrase is also the franchise brand name TGIF of an American food and beverage company. Since...
by Andrea Zanon | Oct 5, 2023 | Andrea Zanon, Blog, Business
Quidding is often associated with giving up. Wrong! Quitting is also a courageous decision of self-disciplined people with resolve and ambition. The type of quitting I am interested to discuss is the one that relates to our career choices that led to self-affirmation,...
by Andrea Zanon | Jun 8, 2023 | Andrea Zanon, Blog, Business, International Business
As I listened to Warren Buffett and Charlie Monger address their shareholders at the May 2023 annual meeting, the message emerging from the two billionaires’ investors were “spend less than you earn, invest shrewdly, and avoid at all costs toxic people and toxic...
by Andrea Zanon | May 16, 2023 | Andrea Zanon, Blog, Business
Since 2012 I have attended Warren Buffett and Charlie Monger Berkshire and Hathaway’s shareholders meetings. The shareholders meeting brings together Presidents of Investment Funds, Family Offices, VC, and Hedge Funds. Additionally, corporate leaders such as Bill...
by Andrea Zanon | Mar 21, 2023 | Andrea Zanon, Blog, Business, International Business
New cracks in the global financial systems are showing up across North America and Europe. Since January 2023, several banks have shown extreme financial difficulties starting with Credit Suisse, which was just acquired on March 18th by the other Swiss rival UBS for...
by Andrea Zanon | Mar 17, 2023 | Andrea Zanon, Blog, Business, International Business
I recently read a powerful life story by the author Mark Manson who wrote a book called “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”. My main take away from this book was captured by this quote by Mark “the key to living a good life is not giving a fuck about more things,...