While Others React, I Anticipate. I provide a competitive edge, seeing opportunities others don't, often 5 to 15 years early, and building strategies to sustain that advantage, Examples →
- 1970: called index investing outperforming active management: assisted with the classic A Random Walk Down Wall Street, now ~60% of US equity fund assets
- 1978: called potential of African consumer markets: established subsidiaries in Nigeria and the Ivory Coast, two of Avon Products’ most profitable
- 1982: called China’s manufacturing advantage reshaping global supply chain: initiated the first joint venture between China and a Fortune 150 company, Campbell’s Soup.
- 1985: called the importance of HYB in reshaping US finance and industry: founded the Transactions Development Group at Drexel in Los Angeles under Mike Milken
- 1991: called global shift of world economy to Asia, co-founding the first private equity firm with an Asian capital partner, Sanwa Bank of Japan, then the world’s largest bank.
- 1999: called the transition to the cloud, making computational power globally available, co-founding a company Oracle acquired.
My preference is for situations where my experience, analytics, and network will create nine-figure value, and where I participate.
- 1970: called index investing outperforming active management: assisted with the classic A Random Walk Down Wall Street, now ~60% of US equity fund assets
- 1978: called potential of African consumer markets: established subsidiaries in Nigeria and the Ivory Coast, two of Avon Products’ most profitable
- 1982: called China’s manufacturing advantage reshaping global supply chain: initiated the first joint venture between China and a Fortune 150 company, Campbell’s Soup.
- 1985: called the importance of HYB in reshaping US finance and industry: founded the Transactions Development Group at Drexel in Los Angeles under Mike Milken
- 1991: called global shift of world economy to Asia, co-founding the first private equity firm with an Asian capital partner, Sanwa Bank of Japan, then the world’s largest bank.
- 1999: called the transition to the cloud, making computational power globally available, co-founding a company Oracle acquired.
My preference is for situations where my experience, analytics, and network will create nine-figure value, and where I participate.
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ZeusThink — Contrarian Analysis for Leaders Who Need to See Around Corners
Each week I publish a contrarian analysis regarding the economy and business that PE professionals, institutional investors, family offices, and corporate leaders should be watching — before they become consensus. The column draws on fifty years of pattern recognition across investment banking, private capital, operating companies, global markets, and workforce dynamics. It is written for readers who make decisions, not for readers who follow them.