Alex Ca

“Economics is (almost) about Life, the Universe and Everything.”
― Ha-Joon Chang, Economics: The User's Guide: A Pelican Introduction

“In a world where technology is allowing sharks to fall prey to minnows, business leaders have to become fluent in information technology. As companies seek to negotiate the new landscape, as they eye potential rivals and partners, they have to elevate technology to the core of strategic thinking in every business unit. In addition to employing a chief information officer, who generally tends to the nuts and bolts of the technology a company uses, there is a strong argument for having a chief digital officer, who oversees technology as a strategic issue. Technology is becoming the lever through which companies can disrupt their own business models and adapt to the changing basis of competition. Burberry,”
― Richard Dobbs, No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Global Forces Breaking All the Trends

“Economists like to strike the pose of a scientist. I know, because I often do it myself. When I teach undergraduates, I very consciously describe the field of economics as a science, so no student would start the course thinking he was embarking on some squishy academic endeavor.’1”
― Ha-Joon Chang, Economics: The User's Guide: A Pelican Introduction

“Soy de donde haya alguien que sonría, que me de la mano, que me bese. Soy de donde son los que resisten, sobreviven, los que se quitan un pedazo de pan de la boca para dárselo al otro. De allí soy. Allí me encuentro.”
― Benito Taibo, Persona Normal