The Bottom Line: Top talent retention is an expensive proposition.

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Many talent agents are watching the bottom line more closely as new forms of film distribution, such as streaming, threaten to upend the entertainment business.

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But here there was talent and entrepreneurship at the bottom only the Maharajah of Varanasi is a tired old man, the largest business families are used to following Government leads.

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He says offering up a fraction of those cost in prize money for a successful prototype supports talent outside of NASA and saving the bottom line.

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You need to focus on your talent and how you can add to the bottom line.

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But the money, while helping the bottom line, can't stop the larger trend of talent-loss and declining attendance.

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"Not only is this a loss of opportunity for young people and a tragedy for families and individuals trapped at the bottom of the pile - it is also a massive loss of talent and creativity for our nation, " he said.

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This is not only a terrible waste of talent and human capital but also a huge burden on the bottom line.

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Employers cannot expect to recruit and retain the top-tier talent that will allow them to compete globally with rock-bottom wages and college grads cannot expect that a four-year liberal arts education will be sufficient (or even necessary) to grant them access to the highly-paid careers of the next decade and beyond.

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Even more unusually for a talent, Mr Spielberg seems to have a suitish eye for the bottom line.

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True, the top 60% of the medal are still being monopolized by richer countries, but looking at the bottom 40%, countries with lower GDP are still in the game, which goes to show talent triumphs!

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As noted by The State of Corporate Citizenship in the United States 2009, The Hitachi Foundation and Boston College, a good reputation is increasingly linked to bottom line benefits such as improved sales, license to operate, employee morale and productivity, and retention of top talent.

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