Marketplace Thinker Mugs

Teaching evolution in the business schools.

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

Employee won't think about work outside of box

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

'I think I know what the problem is!'

US v.s. Tech Giants

Target your customer.

'Our job will be to drag the competition down to our level.'

Not thinking BIG enough: Nickel & Dime Bank.

'I'd like to explain my ideas for economy within the company.'

Our Motto: Buy Low Sell High is the Best Revenge.'

Hedge fund sharks attacking 'The Markets' ship.

'Ask yourself, 'What is it I'm not doing?', and then ask yourself, 'What is it I'm doing too much?'.'

"Well, there's nowhere to go but up."

'I'd put it on the back burner, but the stove's been repossessed.'

"If we can't find the way forward, let's find the way back."

Aggressive growth fund loses money shorting gold.

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

The Invisible Hand of the Market

'As you know, Wilson, our CEO screwed up big time, so he was fired and gets a big bonus. But because of his mistakes, you just get fired.'

Men in office, pose as Rodin's: The Thinker. A sign on the wall reads: THINK.

"Good question: When can you see your families?"

"You've got one day to come up with something new and exciting yet safe and time tested."

"The margin of error is plus or minus one hundred percent."

'Alternatively you can just focus on the CUSTOMER!'

"Now that I've made that perfectly clear..."

"I can't understand it, we did quite well in the first three quarters.

"Profits. Good thing or the greatest thing?"

'Good news! I think we can make your portfolio quite bearable.'

The United States Public Debt.

"Actually, I worked my way up from ideas and you can too!"

'Profit in the garbage.'