danwyd

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How Maritime Insurance Built Ancient Rome(flexport.com)
2 points by danwyd 11y ago|0 comments
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Guide to the Largest Ocean Carriers in the World(flexport.com)
31 points by danwyd 11y ago|18 comments
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How Railroad History Shaped Internet History(theatlantic.com)
20 points by danwyd 11y ago|3 comments
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by danwyd 11y ago
The point is that there's a serious opportunity cost. By prioritizing customer service (to some degree), airlines can't charge sell space to businesses moving cargo for a higher margin. The coffee shop argument doesn't really
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The History and Future of the Panama Canal(flexport.com)
1 points by danwyd 11y ago|0 comments
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by danwyd 12y ago
The comparison has to be with banks... Does Citi diligently pay every penny in taxes it owes? Does J.P. Morgan perfectly free of corruption and accusations of insider trading? Does Goldman always deliver high returns to its clients and char
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by danwyd 12y ago
First sentence: "a fortune of about $1.5 billion in today’s dollars."
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by danwyd 12y ago
Fairy long article. Here's the summary: Hedge funds are investment vehicles that have avoided being heavily-regulated because they only accept money from government-certified "accredited investors." Their investment strategie
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Evidence for Peter Thiel's Pessimism About Technological Innovation?(danwang.co)
8 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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The Ultimate Guide to Crowdfunding(shopify.com)
5 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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What Are Hedge Funds, and What Social Functions Do They Serve?(medium.com)
2 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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When civil asset forfeiture is used to confiscate from the poor(medium.com)
6 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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13 DIY Crowdfunding Tools for a Successful Kickstarter or Indiegogo Campaign(shopify.com)
1 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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A visual history of Apple's online store since November 2000(shopify.com)
2 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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How collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps are structured(medium.com)
1 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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A few notes on failing intelligently(shopify.com)
1 points by danwyd 12y ago|1 comments
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29 gift ideas for Mother's Day(shopify.com)
2 points by danwyd 12y ago|0 comments
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Advice for Selling Online From Ecommerce Entrepreneurs(shopify.com)
15 points by danwyd 12y ago|3 comments
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Fourth Amendment: renting a home is sufficient probable cause for a search(reason.com)
1 points by danwyd 13y ago|0 comments
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by danwyd 13y ago
I think that you're a little too generous about government exercise of eminent domain. I wrote an article about a New Jersey city which offered $49,000 for a three-bedroom rowhome, and when residents wouldn't take it, ripped up sidewalks an