Portugal S.A.: Startup Enxuta, Império Global
A Portuguese version of the article on Portugal . Uma versão em português do artigo sobre Portugal. A Primeira Startup Global Enquanto...
Jun 1913 min read
Portugal Inc.: A Lean Startup in Global Trade
The Original Startup Nation While much of 15th century Europe was busy rediscovering Plato and perfecting courtly intrigue, a scrappy...
Jun 1912 min read
Suprising Globalizers: The Mongols
When Genghis Khan first united the fractious Mongol tribes in 1206, (1) few could have predicted that a group of illiterate nomads with...
May 1913 min read
How China Invented Modern Money and Sparked an Economic Revolution
Picture a medieval European, clutching a sack of coins, being told that a scrap of paper—backed by nothing but a promise—could buy a...
May 67 min read
The Greek Miracle: What Powered Antiquity’s Greatest Leap?
Before the Greeks, civilizations like Egypt and Babylon, despite their wealth and rich culture, all seemed to hit an intellectual...
Apr 2813 min read
How Money Conquered the World
Around 600 BCE, in the sun-drenched hills of Lydia (modern-day Turkey), King Croesus's ambition and mineral wealth birthed a revolution:...
Apr 107 min read
Early Globalizers: the Phoenicians
The previous article, The Path to Growth , identified the 6 key factors that lead to growth and prosperity: 3 productivity drivers:...
Apr 17 min read
