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"There is nothing noble about being the last person off a sinking ship"
Failure happens to us all; have the strength to walk as soon as you recognize that you are failing. Of course this is easy to say but hard to do. A nice post by Chartreuse makes the point well.
Posted in Business, Entrepreneurialism, Philosophy
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Microsoft vs. Yahoo – The Classics Edition
As Rosie Dawn spread her five fingers over my beautiful Colorado sky this morning, I had the great pleasure of reading the muse Petter Jeffery’s tale of the great and unfolding legend of Red Mound: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120243357611452417.html?mod=hps_us_editors_picks Greater battles for our … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humor, Internet
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More on the the US Auto Industry
The US auto industry has 1.9 feet in the grave. This is so obvious that people don’t even waste much ink on it any more. Here are 3 succinct perspectives: – One of my favorite humor blogs, Long or Short … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics
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"Liar's Poker" Begets "The End"
From Michael Lewis, the guy you brought us Liar’s Poker…a great story about somebody on Wall Street who is actually making money these days…The End is a great 10-minute read.
Posted in Business, Economics
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Intensedebate Sweetness!
IntenseDebate has relaunched! In an amazingly short time, IntenseDebate has: – finished and polished the WordPress plug-in – Migrated to the WordPress infrastructure – and Integrated tightly with WordPress Check out all the great new features…oh, and my plug-in just … Continue reading
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American Consumer, RIP
Great article in the New York Post…
Posted in Business, Economics
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The History of Finance
The Economist Magazine has an interesting article on the “the brains of capitalism”. Finance’s development is more contemporary than most people realize, and this newfound braininess has driven a fair portion of the world’s prosperity for the last few decades, … Continue reading
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The Depression (yes, I said it) and Startups
To everybody trying to understand what’s driving the current economic malaise, I haven’t seen a better description than the below deck that Sequoia put together for its portfolio companies. Oh, and my $0.02 for you startuppers: what they said, x … Continue reading
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Brand Attribute #1 is Always Reliability
In today’s competitive world, reliability (synonomous in the software world with quality and robustness) has to be at least a perceived attribute of a product before a customer will contemplate purchase. So you won’t sell much if you don’t pay … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Philosophy
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Warren Buffet Fan Club
A student transcribed a recent Buffet talk, and it’s well worth reading, even by Buffet standards.
Posted in Business, Leadership, Philosophy
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