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Thanks for your kind motivation and amazing “50th-anniversary SICBM International Conference on Rigor, Relevance, and Resilience in Business & Management Research” platform; several thousand more (~ 2000 on Feb 13th & 14th alone) more readers from all over the world going to read my book. Above all, I had the privilege to rub elbows with some key players in Academia, Business, and even in Government

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The namesake of this paper (based on the book) comes from the 1980 Comedy film “The Gods Must Be Crazy,” in which an empty Coca-Cola bottle is dropped from a plane onto a community of African bushmen. The bottle has a gift from the gods, but after it ensues fighting among the villagers, the tribal leader decides to return it to the gods by journeying to the end of the world. Through my own metaphorical coke bottle, I can see the dawn of the new empire and enterprises in this disruptive era. This paper serves as a testament to restoring capitalism and enterprises before it is too late.

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Billions around the world are encountering the darkest winter in human history. During the auspicious Christmas season, I would like to GIFT the wisdom of a hopeful spring.

Wow! What a Year! I, too, had an excruciating year to begin with, including COVID taking my storyteller's (narrator) soul to heaven. When the darkness rolled in, through thick and thin, an amazing community was there for me with helping hands. Just as an example, we cracked the code of BIG Publishing houses and achieved something even crème de la crème writers could dream about. Within a few months, thousands read the Gods Must Be Crazy in over a dozen countries, offering over 50 rave reviews (Amazon & GoodReads), and even achieved the #1 bestseller rank in many Amazon categories! Above all, I donate the royalty from this book for a greater purpose to Mother Teresa Mission (Missionaries of Charity).

As a token of gratitude, I would like to give away Christmas GIFT to all of you from an award-winning storyteller (narrated by Ross Pipkins). It's totally free, and you won't need a credit card, if it is your first time accepting an Audible book from a friend. Get it here: https://a.co/3mdPuK0

If you are having any trouble, please reach out to me, and I will send you the region-specific code.

Please enjoy (& help you read faster, too) it with my AMAZON Kindle Book with companion Whispersync enabled Kindle Book. In case if you do not have one, please reach out to me, and I will arrange as 2nd Christmas GIFT too

Here is the Book Trailer in case if you want to check it out first:

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I just wanted to assure you that this is not a hoax/, SCAM. No strings attached too

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and an Amazing New Year!
Saji
214-454-7254
Saji@Madapat.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/goodtogreat

Book Royalties donated to Mother Teresa Mission (Missionaries of Charity).

Today is the First Anniversary Since the First Case of COVID Was Found in China.

My detailed analysis on the impact @ https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterpris...

As I mentioned in my book, “We need to secure the leadership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and prepare it to take steps to counter China…... Unfortunately, the current administration withdrew from the partnership in 2017, and China took advantage of US withdrawal.”

Sadly, as happened in the past two years, the current administration even boycotted the third year in a row, the ASEAN meeting that is happening now (this weekend).

https://youtu.be/pfx_BBr6-2A

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As a result, they are about to sign the “World’s Biggest Free-Trade Deal” under Chinese hegemony. Our own allies, like Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea, abandoned us. They completely disregarded the fatwa from DC. From insult to injury, it shows the mastery of The Middle Kingdom.

The future is ASEA and this MEGA deal is the zenith of Beijing’s decade-long quest to torpedo us (US Empire) for greater economic colonization of the region that encompasses over a third of the global gross domestic product, about half of the world population. Resulting economic Tsunami of this tectonic deal will send shockwaves around the world.

Sadly hardly any US ostrich syndrome media is talking about these RCEP tectonic shifts. Here is a Japanese-Indian Perspective on their anxieties. It is a pity; we put all our allies in a difficult spot by unilaterally pulling out of TPP and other commitments:

https://youtu.be/Q6BDS2PUhLw

Respectfully,

Bushmen from EAST

My perspectives @ https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterprise-Great-Again-Capitalism-ebook/dp/B08BJ9WH65/

Let me confess that I am a voodoo worshipper of "Crocodile In The Yangtze," aka Jack Ma (https://lnkd.in/gVc8aPC). It is not because a school teacher was magically turned into one of the wealthiest people on earth – because of his guts to laugh at the mightiest Empire (communist) on earth. I am not sure where to draw the line between geniuses and stupidity. Ironically his PRO-Chinese Bund speech may potentially end up him in jail. It already cost him already >$35 Billion (the cancellation of the largest IPO listing ever priced in the history of humanity) for educating his peasant communist bankers (According to WSJ, China’s President Xi Jinping Personally Scuttled Jack Ma’s Ant IPO). We, the Alzheimer's seniors club in the WEST and our Pawn shops in Wallstreet & Swamp (DC), should grateful for the stupidity. Instead of casting stones at them, we need to start to worship those Chinese Dictators for prolonging our Bingo Games

For those who want to enjoy Hangzhou Chinese, here's a video of the speech:

https://youtu.be/DGzgpArH5AI

For the rest of us, thanks to "KEVIN XU," I am taking the liberty to share some of the quotes in English. I believe the whole fascinating speech should be a must-read for every one of us to think outside our seniors club in the WEST between our Bingo Games. https://interconnected.blog/jack-ma-bund-finance-summit-speech/

"I'm basically retired at this point, so I thought I'd speak freely at this unofficial forum and share the non-professional views of a non-professional person. Fortunately, I've discovered that many professionals no longer speak about their professions anymore. I have three points of view for you to consider. They may be immature, incorrect, or laughable. Just give them a listen, if they make no sense, just forget about them."

"So, the way the world is changing this year is fascinating and very fast. Last night in Shanghai, we decided on the pricing of Ant's IPO. This is the largest listing ever priced in the history of the entire human race, and the pricing happened in a place other than New York City. This was unthinkable five years ago, even three years ago, but miracles happen."

"After World War II, the world needed to restore economic prosperity. The establishment of the Bretton Woods system was an enormous catalyst to the global economy. Later, after the Asian financial crisis occurred, the Basel Accords talked about risk control, which has been gaining more and more attention, to the point that it became an operational standard for risk control. Now the trend is, the world is talking more and more just about risk control, not development. Very few people talk about where the opportunities are for young people, for developing countries. This, in fact, is the root cause of many of the world's problems today. We also see today that the Basel Accords have put great limitations on Europe's ability to innovate as a whole, for example, in digital finance. Basel, more like a seniors club, is about solving the problem of an aging financial system that has been operating for decades, and Europe's aging system is extremely complex."

"They are like two completely different diseases, like Alzheimer's disease and polio. Both look similar at first glance but are two totally different illnesses. If a child takes Alzheimer's medication, he or she will not only get the old person's disease, but a lot of other strange diseases as well. The Basel Accords is designed to treat the diseases of the elderly with an aging system and over-complexity, and what we have to think about is what can we learn from the elderly? You must remember, older people and younger people care about different issues. Younger people care about whether there are schools, older people care about whether there are hospitals."

"The essence of finance is credit management. We must change the pawnshop mentality of today's finance and rely on the development of a credit-based system." - Saji's comment: This is what got Crocodile into troubled waters

"There are also some people, who unscrupulously take out loans and constantly increase their leverage, taking on more and more debt. As we all know, borrow 100,000, you are afraid of the bank; borrow 10 million, both you and the bank become a bit panicked; borrow 1 billion, the bank is afraid of you. There is another habit, banks like to give loans to good companies, companies that don't need money. They desperately want to loan these companies money. The result is lots of good businesses become bad businesses. They diversify their investments, even transferring this money out to do things that are completely unsuitable for them. Too much money can get you into a lot of trouble."- Saji's comment: Isn't it the same thing happened with >$5Trillion printed by US FED earlier this year as happened with all the money printed especially since 2008/ or even 9/11?

"Finally, I think the world today is desperately waiting for a new financial system that is truly designed for the future. Today's financial system is a product of the Industrial Age, a comprehensive financial system designed to address the needs of industrialization and to fulfill the two-eight theory. What is the two-eight theory? It's about investing in the 20% to solve 80% of the problem. And the future of the financial system is about the eight-two theory, helping 80% of small businesses and young people to drive the other 20% of people. We must transition from the old way of people looking for money, businesses looking for money, to money looking for people and money looking for good businesses. The only standard to evaluate this system is whether something is universal, inclusive, green, and sustainable. The cutting-edge technologies backing this standard, like big data, cloud computing, and blockchain are already ready today to take on this huge responsibility."

"The global financial system must be reformed today, otherwise it is not just a matter of lost opportunities, but of leaving the world potentially in more chaos."

"So I would like to conclude by saying that today's human society has reached a most critical juncture. Never underestimate this pandemic. This pandemic is a force that is pushing back human progress, no less than World War II."

"In terms of finance itself, the United States is continuing to inject cash to the rest of the world, and especially to Wall Street, and other countries are following suit. Have we all thought about the consequences that will happen next? The impact is far greater than all the technical aspects that we discussed today.

We cannot simply oppose many of the world's international organizations today, but must rethink their value in today's world together, whether it's the UN, the WTO, or the WHO. There are really a lot of problems with these organizations. I have dealt with, worked with, and collaborated with all of these organizations, but eliminating them is not the solution."

"A new financial system is the way of the future. Whether we like it or not, it will be formed. Whether we do it or not, someone will do it. In the future, I believe, reform will require sacrifice, there will be a price to pay. Our generation has to do this kind of reform, but it may only be visible to the next generation. We may be the one who must carry this burden forward. This is a historical opportunity and a historical responsibility."

- Jack Ma's speech at Shanghai Bund Summit on Oct 24, 2020 (Credit goes to "KEVIN XU," for his translation https://interconnected.blog/jack-ma-bund-finance-summit-speech/ )

Respectfully,

Bushmen from EAST

My perspectives @ https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterpris...

Trump's presidential Proclamation "Make Enterprise Great Again," and Biden go to BUNKER to "Build Enterprises Back Better."

,https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterprise-Great-Again-Capitalism-ebook/dp/B08BJ9WH65

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Glimpses from the Book

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Empires rise, decline, and fall. History has witnessed this cycle with the Romans, the Ottomans, and the British. They have all toppled, and if we are not careful, the US will be the next.

Many of today's enterprises are a gaggle of debt-addicted extreme financial engineering frogs floundering in tepid snake oil. Unfortunately, many will find their demise in the clutches of IP vultures.

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/669e28_d3cdf3f9bcf84fac910ff5620981a498/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

The namesake of this book comes from the 1980 Comedy film "The Gods Must Be Crazy!" in which an empty Coca-Cola bottle is dropped from a plane onto a community of African bushmen. The bottle has a gift from the gods, but after it ensues fighting among the villagers, the tribal leader decides to return it to the gods by journeying to the end of the world. Through my own metaphorical coke bottle, I can see the dawn of the new empire.  This book serves as a testament to restoring the current empire (capitalism and enterprises) before it is too late.

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/669e28_ce7725447f594ab89a0af1d7e17290dd/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

If we don't play our trump cards right, the next voracious Empire - the Middle Kingdom of China - will consume us; sending their errand boys to collect bills from the US and over a hundred other countries that it has economically and digitally colonized since the Economic Tsunami of 2008, through "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI) to its "Digital Silk Road" (DSR).

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"Make Enterprise Great Again" digs into the foundations of capitalism and traces the ideals, triumphs and zeitgeist of the Roosevelt years in order to "Build Back Better" – and to save us from the impending Fourth Reich. 

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A Brief History of My Nomadic Re-incarnations (Credit: Ross Pipkin-Narrator of Audio Book )

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A Glimpse of "The Gods Must be Crazy!" (Credit: Ross Pipkin-Narrator of Audio Book )

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Anatomy of "The Gods Must be Crazy!" (Credit: Ross Pipkin-Narrator of Audio Book )

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The past year has been the darkest year in my nearly half-century-long life. To stop me from publishing my book, I was haunted by and coerced into signing a piece of crap paper by one of the top law firms in the United States. Even after signing it, I was on an unofficial blacklist. It took me over eight months to make a living again. During these trying times, I started writing, through my own metaphorical coke bottle, “The Gods Must be Crazy!" to channel some of my challenges into something purposeful. In an effort to take my book from Good to Great, I approached over 1000 crème de la crème professionals, including leading publishing firms, like Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, etc. Almost all of these firms turned me down.

So, I decided to go the self-publishing route through Amazon. Even Amazon gave me grief, unpublishing my book (the excuse being "Customer Experience"), and it took close to a month to overcome FAANG's fatwa. During these difficult times, many of my so-called liberal networks ridiculed me, including those with whom I had volunteered with for over a decade. They disowned me, many even shunning me on LinkedIn, judging me like a book by the cover. Ironically, I found solace in unusual places, where I expected to receive hatred; especially in the heartland of Trump country.

I had approached at least 50 of the leading global Book Narration professionals over ACX, Reedsy, UPWORK, FIVERR and over a dozen channels. Many were not interested in even entertaining the book. They deemed it too crazy, due to the Wallstreet jargon, recitals from Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and even the words of wisdom from African Bushmen. Most of the quotes I received ranged from $250 an hour to over $500 an hour. It would cost me thousands of dollars to record the book, especially considering the hundreds of revisions it had undergone in a months’ time. I had been unemployed since the beginning of the year and it was not financially feasible for me.

Then came my savior, from the heart of Trump country. Narration is his passion, but his bread and butter day job is as an evangelical church communication coordinator (Audio-Visual) in the South (USA). He was barely able to survive on the menial income he received from church, even working long hours and was doing Voice-Artist work on the side to supplement his income—interestingly, when I spoke with him a month ago, he was planning to switch to full-time Voice Artist. Considering the nature of my book’s content, he had a detailed discussion with his family before even entertaining my request; after which he told me the book resonated with him. He had personally lived through some of the issues mentioned in my book. He wholeheartedly wanted to contribute to the project and offered to do it for free, even though he was currently having economic struggles. Sadly, he had all sorts of personal and financial tragedies in his life in the past couple of months. He tragically lost his mother and then his house was hit with lightning. This catastrophe also destroyed all his electronic equipment and his audio recording studio. He was kept too busy serving God, working at the church, and was unable to find the time to record the updates to my book.

God ultimately decided to life-flighted this amazing man of God to his kingdom. Earlier this afternoon, he lost his battle with COVID. Bryan is survived by his bride, whom he was planning to marry her in a couple of weeks, and young children…

While Bryan has passed from the Earthly realm, no one can take his voice away – it will live forever through "The Gods Must be Crazy!". https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterprise-Great-Again-Capitalism/dp/B08F6BQ8P9/

My friend (Bryan B) and the narrator of my AUDIBLE/iTunes book is critically ill from COVID for over a week now. Since this book is devoted to charitable causes (donating to Mother Teresa Mission) and for the greater good, he offered his Good Samaritan kindness when I needed the most (unemployed) to this stranger. He did the narration pretty much FREE/at cost (he also offered to do the re-recording of the updated book also for FREE) without even asking. It is my duty to help him when he needed the most. I will donate all the money I receive from the sale of the book to him. I hope you can help with it.

In addition to the book proceeds from you, If you choose to use, I will also donate everything through ACX/Audible Bounties Program:

https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterprise-Great-Again-Capitalism-ebook/dp/B08BJ9WH65/

As a token of THANK YOU, I am glad to offer you Promo Codes for the FREE AUDIBLE book, which he narrated (only limited FREE codes and first-come, first-served basis - He was about to re-record the updated book last week☹).

Narration (>500) is Bryan’s passion, and for living, he works for a local church. Sadly, he had all sorts of personal and financial tragedies in his life in the past couple of months. His mother passed away recently, his house was hit with lightning, and he lost all his electronic types of equipment, including the audio recording studio, etc. He does have a very young family and is also excited about getting married in a couple of weeks.

I guarantee you will be AMAZED that too for a Greater Purpose! In case if you don’t see value in the book, I will refund your money.

Sincerely,

Saji

+1-214-454-7254

Please check out the details from the book: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterprise-Great-Again-Capitalism-ebook/dp/B08BJ9WH65/

Honored to have your amazing support by buying over 1000 KINDLE/Paperback books in 10 countries, rave reviews, and #1 best seller rank in many Amazon categories! He was about to re-record the updated book last week☹.

In addition to the book proceeds, If you choose to use, I will also donate everything through ACX Bounties Program:

If you use, I will also pass on all the $’s (assume $50/referral) from ACX/audiobooks Bounty Referral Program to Bryan:

Bounty Referral Link US:

https://www.audible.com/pd/B08F6PFMWC/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-209673&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_209673_rh_us

Bounty Referral Link UK:

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Bounty Referral Link France:

https://www.audible.fr/pd/B08F6LB6F5/?source_code=FRAORWS022318903B-BK-ACX0-209673&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_209673_rh_fr

Bounty Referral Link Germany:

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Bounty Referral Program. ACX will offer a payment of $75 (a “Bounty”) for each Qualified Purchase of an audiobook produced through ACX (the “Bounty Referral Program”).

Bounty Allocations. Bounties for Qualified Purchases of audiobooks produced as royalty share productions will be allocated as follows: $50 to the ACX user whose URL was used to make the Qualified Purchase and $25 to other ACX account in the royalty share associated to the production.

It is FREE today(8-10-20): https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterprise-Great-Again-Capitalism-ebook/dp/B08BJ9WH65/

Honored to have your amazing support by buying over 1000 KINDLE/Paperback books in 10 countries, rave reviews, and #1 best seller rank in many Amazon categories!

I am genuinely thrilled to let you know the AUDIBLEbook is headed to retail and will be available soon at AUDIBLE/AMAZON & iTunes. Please also refresh your KINDLE BOOK – I had rejuvenated it entirely and added at least 50% more contents too.

You're going to be AMAZED. I guarantee it!
– If not, I will return the money.

As a token of THANK YOU, we are glad to offer you Promo Codes for the FREE AUDIBLE book (only limited FREE codes and first-come, first-served basis). If you are interested, please email (,GooDtoGreaT@Madapat.com ) or Phone #+1-214-454-7254.

Meanwhile, you may check out the samples from:

https://soundcloud.com/epm-mavericks-com/mega-retail-audio-sample
https://soundcloud.com/epm-mavericks-...

Sincerely,

EPM Mavericks

,GooDtoGreaT@Madapat.com /+1-214-454-7254

NOTE: All the proceeds come to me will be donated to Mother Teresa Mission (Missionaries of Charity).

Please checkout the details from the book: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Enterprise-Great-Again-Capitalism-ebook/dp/B08BJ9WH65/

Please checkout the details from the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CP93CMZ

Please checkout the details from the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CP93CMZ

Honored to have your kind support by buying over 1000 KINDLE/Paperback books in 10 countries, rave reviews, and #1 best seller rank in many Amazon categories!

I am genuinely thrilled to let you know the AUDIBLEbook is headed to retail and will be available soon at AUDIBLE/AMAZON & iTunes. Please also refresh your KINDLE BOOK – I had rejuvenated entirely it and added at least 50% more contents too.

You're going to be AMAZED. I guarantee it!
– If not, I will return the money.

As a token of THANK YOU, we are glad to offer you Promo Codes for the FREE AUDIBLE book (only limited FREE codes and first-come, first-served basis). If you are interested, please email ( ,GooDtoGreaT@Madapat.com ) or Phone #+1-214-454-7254.

Meanwhile, you may check out the samples from:

https://soundcloud.com/epm-mavericks-com/mega-retail-audio-sample
https://soundcloud.com/epm-mavericks-...

Sincerely,

EPM Mavericks

,GooDtoGreaT@Madapat.com /+1-214-454-7254

NOTE: All the proceeds come to me will be donated to Mother Teresa Mission (Missionaries of Charity).

Please checkout the details from the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CP93CMZ