Key lessons learned in 2019 by Peter Lorange
First and foremost, Happy Holidays to all of you! The support you have shown to our Lorange Network has been fantastic—thank you so much!...
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The FOMO and FOBO Traps by Peter Lorange
Patrick McGinnis first coined the concepts of FOMO and FOBO in 2003 when he was an MBA student at Harvard Business School. These daunting...
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Why found the Lorange Network and focus on family businesses? by Peter Lorange
The Lorange Network is an online learning, sharing and business community for family members and executives from family businesses,...
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Investing in Higher Education. Part 3 – Toward an Educational Institution of the Future
After several years researching the topic and obtaining firsthand experience running several respected business schools, I have prepared...
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Investing in Higher Education. Part 2 – The Challenging Structure of Classical Institutions
After several years researching the topic and obtaining firsthand experience running several respected business schools, I have prepared...
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Investing in Higher Education. Part 1 – Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Technology by Peter Lorange
Higher education institutions, most notably universities and colleges, have traditionally been either owned by the public sector (either...
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Take-aways from R. A. Baassiri's Interrupted Entrepreneurship: Embracing Change
This short book by Lebanese family business entrepreneur Raméz Baassiri stems from a compelling statistic: even though family firms make...
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Digital Strategy - The New Business Model by Peter Lorange
Once-dominant US retail chain Sears filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. This demise might have surprised some: As of early October,...
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Eleven Key Innovations in Maritime Shipping by Peter Lorange
Although the maritime shipping sector might generally be characterized as conservative, at least eleven relatively recent innovations are...
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Ventures and Private Equities - Some Additional Issues by Peter Lorange
Introduction We have previously discussed aspects of investing in ventures and private-equity business projects several times. As we...
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Real Estate Business by Peter Lorange
Introduction In this paper, I will share my philosophy on the real estate business and on how to successfully invest in this sector. As I...
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Asset-Light Strategies by Peter Lorange
When I owned the shipping company S. Ugelstad, we were almost constantly strapped for free cash, even though the company was running well...
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Keep it Simple! by Peter Lorange
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius Most of us, as individuals as well as in our organizational...
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The Story Behind Svein Stöle´s Business Success - 14 Insights by Peter Lorange
Many people outside of Norway may not have heard of Svein Stöle, CEO and now sole owner of Pareto AS, the holding company in the Pareto...
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Is Studying Today Different than Before? by Peter Lorange
This issue has always been at the center of young people’s minds. Which school or university should one go to? What subject(s) should be...
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Evolution From a Family-Owned Company to a Family-Owned Investment Portfolio by Peter Lorange
Many families have built their wealth over time based on owning a particular company. With the success of this company the fortunes of...
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Management Transition in Family Firms - Working with the Next Generation
To facilitate transition from one generation to another in family-controlled firms is a more critical issue today than ever before. Many...
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Article Review: Theory into Practice - Investors as Entrepreneurs (Financial Times)
This is a review of a short but useful article about why investors typically may have problems to evolve their efforts into more...
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How to Get into a Good University (Part 2) - Considerations for Successfully Applying to the Top US
Foreword Getting into top universities in the U.S. is a dream for many young persons around the world. However, the admissions process is...
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Ownership Transition in Family Owned Companies by Peter Lorange
To facilitate transition from one generation to another in family-controlled firms is a more critical issue today than ever before. Many...
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