March 27, 2024
Ever wonder what you would do with a billion dollars? Most of us have. Christopher Smart, an economist and investor consultant, does too. Recently, Smart wrote “If You Had a Billion Dollars and a Crystal Ball…What answers does an investor (or CEO) need to make good decisions over the next decade.”  He asks these both relevant and heady questions:

  • How much debt can the world afford?
  • Will AI create more jobs than it will destroy?
  • What are the economics of climate change?
  • How high will tensions rise with China?
  • How much will the US turn inward?
  • And what about Africa?
  • Will the Fed spend more time fighting inflation or deflation?

“Geopolitics, economics and markets: A decade from now, what will you wish you had known today” is the overall theme and tagline of Smart’s biweekly newsletter, “Leading Thoughts.” I find him to be very smart (pun intended!), insightful, usually funny, and best of all – non-partisan.  His newsletter is a refreshingly quick read where topics usually cover something to do with world events and how they affect our investing.


Mayfield Consulting thinks this information should be very relevant for our CEO friends on where they need to steer their companies and what our investor friends need to look out for to create growth.


This is an unpaid, excellent rating from Mayfield on Smart’s “Leading Thoughts.” Let me know if you find it as informational as I do. I’d love to know your thoughts!  - Anne


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Mayfield Consulting’s team has hundreds of combined years of experience in sales and marketing, providing market research, business due diligence, sales, marketing and PR strategy and implementation. All services are performed by seasoned professionals, on an affordable, a la carte menu to business-to-business companies. Mayfield has special expertise in software, security, business services, financial services, and classic manufacturing industries. With a tagline of “Where Results Happen,” Mayfield Consulting has clients that have been named 12 times in the last eleven years to the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, won more than 80 awards, and experienced exponential growth.

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