Monthly Archives: May 2009

Financial Analysis of a Lemonade Stand

I’m in business analysis mode. This parody of a business analysis of a lemonade stand made me laugh!

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Sync is a Holy Grail

Sync is one of personal computing’s holy grails. Here’s an interesting article on why it’s difficult. I think that this problem is well on its way to being solved by Ray Ozzie at Microsoft, with MS’s Live Mesh product. Live … Continue reading

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What I've been reading…

Lots of interesting reading going on at my house these days…here’s a few interesting snippets: There aren’t enough hours in the day, and I’m always looking to improve how I spend my time. Here’s Ben Cashnocha’s “information diet”/routine. I love … Continue reading

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Anthony Sloan – You’ll be missed.

(photo credit: Ed Ellinger) Today I heard of the passing of a friend of mine, Anthony Sloan. Anthony’s passing during his sleep was a shock because he was young and healthy and it came without warning. Anthony was an avid … Continue reading

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Signs of the Coming TaxApocalypse

Long Or Short Capital is typically a wonderfully satirical Wall Street blog (albeit with a total crap comment system). In today’s post about the the Obama Adminstration and the Chrysler bankruptcy, however, I found no humor whatsoever. A line had … Continue reading

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Post du Jour – Localized Twitter Marketing

Andrew Hyde has a great post today about how non-internet business can (and should) use Twitter for cheap and effective marketing. Andrew is an expert at community building/marketing, and his points are spot on: The Easy: Talk to your customers. … Continue reading

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BS du Jour – Chrysler profitable in 2012

From docs submitted in bankruptcy court, Chrysler claims it will be profitable in 2012. This, after losing $17B in 2008. No way. Chrysler, you have products that nobody wants, that are obsolete, and are not price-competitive. The auto industry in … Continue reading

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