Metaverse, Blockchain, NFTs and Smart Contracts

Metaverse, Blockchain, NFTs and Smart Contracts

Aside from the fantastic weather (one can’t help but swoon at the sunny winter the Spanish are blessed with, if one is from the Netherlands); it was an inspirational endeavor to travel to ESIC University in Madrid, Spain for the one-week Blended Intensive Program:...
The story of fintech (and you)

The story of fintech (and you)

When was the last time you were inside a bricks and mortar bank? In the Netherlands, in 2023, there was a 95% penetration rate of online banking (Statista, 2024). It is very likely that you already use fintech on a daily basis. Think of all the ‘tikkies’ you send in a...
Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions

I was out shopping for some cupboards … just two extra ones, in exactly the same color, size and style as the ones I currently have. So I went back to the same shop where I went to some seven years back to purchase the original ones. Of course, the guy had my record...
Depreciation of Relationships

Depreciation of Relationships

One of the topics we are covering now is cost of fixed assets. It is called depreciation. You can depreciate an asset, over its useful life (cause nothing and no one is immortal), by a fixed amount per period or by a percentage or by a factor. We call these...

Physical, Mental and Emotional Costs

As I head towards the start of teaching management accounting next week, where I will cover costs extensively in the module, I started thinking about what it means for something to be a cost to me. Like the managers sitting in companies, breaking down and analysing...