Comments on: What Does the Financial Crisis Mean for Innovation? Xconomists Weigh In http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:30:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Now is Not the Time to Bury Our Heads in the Sand « Educational Marketing Group, Inc.’s Brand Manager’s Notebook http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-40713 Now is Not the Time to Bury Our Heads in the Sand « Educational Marketing Group, Inc.’s Brand Manager’s Notebook Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:50 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5226#comment-40713 [...] leave you with these sage words by Clay Siegall, President and CEO of Seattle Genetics on [...] [...] leave you with these sage words by Clay Siegall, President and CEO of Seattle Genetics on [...]

]]> By: iBlog » Blog Archive » Crisis could be right time for innovation http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-40006 iBlog » Blog Archive » Crisis could be right time for innovation Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:15:02 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5226#comment-40006 [...] unsustainable] and that, in turn, can lead to restructuring and reinvention.”Some people (see this blog entry) argue that crisis breeds innovation: “For entrepreneurs, financial uncertainty forces efforts to [...] [...] unsustainable] and that, in turn, can lead to restructuring and reinvention.”Some people (see this blog entry) argue that crisis breeds innovation: “For entrepreneurs, financial uncertainty forces efforts to [...]

]]> By: Peter Cotton http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-32108 Peter Cotton Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:19:47 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5226#comment-32108 I see a wave of innovation in risk management and substitutes for rating agencies. I also see opportunity to attract and retain the best people. One has to keep in mind that in the absence of a shock like this, things would have proceeded as normal. The normal state of affairs for investors is buy, rely on the rating agencies, and hope for the best. Risk management is a cost center. I see the long overdue implementation of rigorous forward looking models for credit risk. That would have been harder had the rating agencies maintained their stranglehold and investors maintained their apathy toward scientific risk management. -Peter I see a wave of innovation in risk management and substitutes for rating agencies. I also see opportunity to attract and retain the best people.

One has to keep in mind that in the absence of a shock like this, things would have proceeded as normal. The normal state of affairs for investors is buy, rely on the rating agencies, and hope for the best. Risk management is a cost center.

I see the long overdue implementation of rigorous forward looking models for credit risk. That would have been harder had the rating agencies maintained their stranglehold and investors maintained their apathy toward scientific risk management.

-Peter

]]> By: Creative Destruction — Running of the Bulls http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-32104 Creative Destruction — Running of the Bulls Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:16:02 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5226#comment-32104 [...] gopher of an idea has been popping up around the innovation and entrepreneurial scene– maybe this collapse was a good [...] [...] gopher of an idea has been popping up around the innovation and entrepreneurial scene– maybe this collapse was a good [...]

]]> By: Innovator’s dilemmas: can you be bullish in a bear market? (3) « consultaglobal http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-31652 Innovator’s dilemmas: can you be bullish in a bear market? (3) « consultaglobal Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:52:03 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5226#comment-31652 [...] Robert Buderi’s article, “What does the financial crisis mean for innovation?” on [...] [...] Robert Buderi’s article, “What does the financial crisis mean for innovation?” on [...]

]]> By: FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Innovate through a downturn, but make it customer-led http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-30602 FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Innovate through a downturn, but make it customer-led Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:34:35 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5226#comment-30602 [...] What Does the Financial Crisis Mean for Innovation? Xconomists Weigh In [...] [...] What Does the Financial Crisis Mean for Innovation? Xconomists Weigh In [...]

]]> By: James Geshwiler http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/09/30/what-does-the-financial-crisis-mean-for-innovation-xconomists-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-30532 James Geshwiler Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:49:28 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5226#comment-30532 A lot of the public technology companies have not only been weathering the crisis but have solid P/E ratios at LOTS of cash. Read: expect to see more acquisitions--that's good for entrepreneurs and investors--but where the incumbents have more leverage. Capital efficiency in building businesses already is coming back and will be even more important in the coming years. A lot of the public technology companies have not only been weathering the crisis but have solid P/E ratios at LOTS of cash. Read: expect to see more acquisitions–that’s good for entrepreneurs and investors–but where the incumbents have more leverage. Capital efficiency in building businesses already is coming back and will be even more important in the coming years.

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