My 7 top Posts of 2011

My 7 top posts of 2011 - [in English]

1.       Tech Valuations - back to big $$$ per eyeballs

2.       Steve Jobs, our prayers are with you

3.       Lightning strikes Eiffel Tower - incredible photo

4.       Top 10 outrageous statements made by entrepreneurs to VCs

5.       Turnarounds - why? why? why?

6.       Tech Founders - overcome your fear of public speaking

7.       Top 10 excuses used by salespeople

My 7 top posts of 2011 - [in French]

1.       Vente Privée contre Groupon, un David contre Goliath

2.       Lettre ouverte à Nicolas Sarkozy par Fabrice

3.       Lettre ouverte à l'écosystème des startups en France par Cédric

4.       Rory McIlroy flambe le record de Tiger Woods à l'US Open

5.       Valos tech - facebook, linkedin, skype - des ARPU faibles pour des valos indecentes

6.       Vaincre la peur de parler en public

7.       Les Business Angels s'essouflent...

Rankings were done according to traffic data.

US ALERT: On the Verge of Bankruptcy

You didn't think US consumer confidence could be bought for free now did you?

• U.S. TREASURY SAYS DEBT LIMIT TO BE RAISED BY $1.2 TRILLION
•  U.S. DEBT TO BE $100 BLN WITHIN LIMIT ON DEC. 30, TREASURY SAYS
•  STEPS FOR INCREASING DEBT LIMIT UNDER 2011 BUDGET CONTROL ACT

And the piece de resistance that 100% debt to GDP brings:

• OBAMA ON DEC. 30 LIKELY TO ASK CONGRESS TO RAISE DEBT LIMIT

Just as we thought the circus was over if only for a few weeks. Also, this means that in a few days, the US debt ceiling will be raised from $15.194 trillion to $16.394 trillion. As a reminder, US GDP was just revised down to $15.176 trillion.

Thanks to Tyler for the heads up!

The Queen's Christmas Speech is a healer for Reconstruction

Most often we forget that after hardships, personal or corporate, ensues a long period of reconstruction. Such period often seeks a return to personal values, anchors and family relationships. The Queen's Christmas speech truly embodies such a message of hope.