In Politico Magazine, a publication whose quality is pleasantly surprising me, there is a rather astonishing OpEd from one of Amazon’s original investors, Nick Hanauer. It seems that he is being briefed on some of the same economic indicators as I, and is drawing similar conclusions. Realizing that, seeing over the horizon a little faster than the next guy, was …
Cancellation of Transition Economics
Greetings all, First, the news: Ticket sales and discussions with sponsors are insufficient to continue with with Transition Economics 2014. All registration is hereby closed, and I am contacting the existing ticket holders personally to offer a full refund. Second, some analysis: In my initial research into the market demand and urgency around such an event, I misinterpreted both, particularly …
On Indio Radio talking about building wealth the right way
It’s not every day that I walk into a radio interview and walk out an unabashed fan of the hosts and the program. My colleague Dan Reus from Openly Disruptive hooked me up with The John & Kane Show on Indio Radio here in St. Louis which does two things extremely well: play cool tunes and have surprisingly deep discussions …
A short film about Transition Economics
A short film from yours truly about why the Transition Economy will happen in places like your hometown. Transition Economics 2014 from Eric Garland on Vimeo.
Interview on CBS Radio: Cities should attracts small companies
I had a great time last week on the Charlie and Debbie show on KMOX in St. Louis. We discussed my upcoming Transition Economics, and also why St. Louis is attracting entrepreneurial talent from places like California and New York. Just like you can’t expect to make it into the NBA (although it would be a nice gig) cities can …