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The same people that were saying that yesterday were removing their deposits. They just wanted to be there first.
by johnbellone 4y ago
The same people that were saying that yesterday were removing their deposits. They just wanted to be there first.
- hef19898 4y agoThere are three ways to succeed in this business: Be first, be smarter or cheat. And I don't cheat. Margin Call is such a timeless, great movie!
- johnbellone 4y agoIndeed!
- skywal_l 4y agoAnd even though I like to think myself as smart, it's a hell of a lot easier to be first!
- hef19898 4y agoDidn't he say sometjing like "while believe we have a hell lotta smart people under this roof, it is a lot easier to be first"? After all, it wasn't brains that got him in his chair, earning the big bucks, he can assure you!
- highwaylights 4y agoDo you care to know why I earn the big bucks? I’m here for one reason alone. To guess what the music might do a week, a month, a year from now. And standing here tonight I’m afraid that I. Don’t. Hear. A. Thing. Just… silence.
- FireBeyond 4y agoAnd to spin the quote further: "And there are a lot of smart people in Silicon Valley. It's a hell of a lot easier to be first."
- xapata 4y agoBut to be first, you must be smarter. Or cheat.