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Temperatures Norwegian style

Temperatures Norwegian style

This might not be as relevant as global warming changes the planet. Under normal conditions, though, this is how it is (or was, as the case may be): * +15°C / 59°F This is as warm as it gets in Norway, so we’ll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Norwegians are […]

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Finance applied to dating (5) – Mergers and Acquisitions

Finance applied to dating (5) – Mergers and Acquisitions

The dating-market has crystal clear parallels to so called M&A activity in the financemarket, namely Mergers and Acquisitions. This is where the big bucks in finance lie; this is where the international investment banks make most of their money on more or less poor advice. In reality we can skip pure acquisitions, since buying a […]

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Finance applied to dating (4) – The six lessons of finance

Finance applied to dating (4) – The six lessons of finance

There are 6 very important lessons of finance. Let us see if they can be applied to dating. Finance relates to most things as a market. In the market there are suppliers and consumers. This looks like a good analogy for dating. We offer ourselves, and look for suitable dating objects. And where supply and […]

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The Norwegian – a study in niche-choices

06.03.06 in In English with No Comments
The Norwegian – a study in niche-choices

I have often asked myself what in the world went through the head of those members of the European Homo Sapiens species that, for about 10.000 ago, followed the ice as it withdrew north. Europe had been underneath ice for tens of thousands of years, and you would think there was no reason to follow […]

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Finance applied to dating (3) – Valuation

Finance applied to dating (3) – Valuation

When comparing projects, in order to be able to choose the one with the highest expected return, it is essential to have the proper tools for such an evaluation. And again, the finance theory has some excellent tools/concepts/models for this purpose. In earlier days, assessments were only base on assigning some values for the expected […]

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Finance applied to dating (2) – Options

Finance applied to dating (2) – Options

A friend of mine, who is online, got a proposition from a man, who said he thought she was pretty (entirely true), but who then said she could not offer him what he needed. That proved to be totally true as well. She discovered this when checking what chatgroups he was in: BDSM, Dominance/submission, Bondage, […]

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Finance applied to dating (1) – Time horizon

Finance applied to dating (1) – Time horizon

In analysing the concept of dating it can, as in many other areas, be useful to apply the excellent concepts of Corporate Finance. Because what is dating but transactions in a market? Dating is a market where it is essential to know in which submarket the counterparty wishes to settle a deal. There is the […]

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