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by dtap 17y ago
My dad works for Intel and can vouch for his rock star status. Intel makes money by selling chips and standardization makes adoption go through the roof. They have bankrolled many things, to then open them to all (USB, moblin, WiMAX). USB c
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by dtap 17y ago
It isn't so much a history of management consulting as it is a history of the advent of business as a science. Interesting that Conde Nast, The New Yorker's parent company, has recently been a high profile client of McKinsey.
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by dtap 17y ago
I will be sure to use this as I move to Boston next summer. This is an awesome list to get dialed in to the Boston community. Thanks
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by dtap 17y ago
A lot of places do/did this. IBM sales reps were subject to the 70-20-10 principle. 70% of people are average, 20% are above average and get bonuses and 10% are below average and are fired. It was brutal for morale and hurt productivity in
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by dtap 17y ago
The "Rap Music Industry" has millions of customers, numerous magazines, radio stations and a TV channel dedicated solely to it. That makes it very large in my book.
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by dtap 17y ago
I would really ask the question, ‘Why did we expect all these things to happen?’ If you give people access to a financial instrument, it’s like any other instrument. It’s useful, but it’s not like the miracle drug to end poverty. A rough
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by dtap 17y ago
VW says the L1 is perfectly safe, with the driver and passenger safely ensconced in a carbon fiber safety cell and protected by head and side-curtain airbags. The front of the car features an aluminum crash structure. Saying it is safe an
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by dtap 17y ago
I don't think you need to add anything. As you get better at matching buyers and sellers you get closer to equilibrium and make everyone happier.
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by dtap 17y ago
Wow, number 6 is ev saying that Twitter is taking up too much of his time and he is selling Odeo.
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by dtap 17y ago
I am anxious to see how much of the functionality remains. The business world loves Office, specifically Excel. If they can maintain some of the more intense features of Excel (Macros, Pivot Tables, etc.) then they me be on to something tha
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by dtap 17y ago
It is good to see the M&A activity picking up. Zappos, Mint, now Omniture. The fact that companies can get enough cash to make acquisitions is a good sign the worst is behind us.
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by dtap 17y ago
Does anyone know where I can find the text of the proposal so I can send it to my congressman? Not PGs essay, but what the VCs are presenting to Congress. (i.e. Bill #)
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by dtap 17y ago
Does anyone know where I can find the text of the proposal so I can send it to my congressman? Not PGs essay, but what the VCs are presenting to Congress. (i.e. Bill #)
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by dtap 17y ago
"I understand I took a risk," Mr. Janis said. "But I did not anticipate that the real estate market would go down 30 percent." Understanding a risk means that you should anticipate it having unexpected, and possibly unfavorable, returns.
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by dtap 17y ago
Seriously?
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by dtap 17y ago
I think he doesn't have a full understanding of nuclear fallout. Yes, a nuke will vaporize 14.9 km^2, but it will render a much larger area unlivable. Also, many people will die in the following months from radiation poisoning. There is als
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Stats Confirm It: Teens Don’t Tweet(mashable.com)
4 points by dtap 17y ago|4 comments
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by dtap 17y ago
Front-running is what the street assumed Madoff was doing. It is a convenient scapegoat to explain fabulous returns. Any firm who was getting front-ran would see this and switch brokers.
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by dtap 17y ago
The general populous of HN has a slightly skewed view of how quickly and violently the lives of many Americans has changed. I am from Detroit and have seen thousands of people, including my parents, rise to middle class as an unskilled labo
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by dtap 17y ago
Basic Economic theory tells us that increasing taxes will hinder business development. The question is just would you rather give up the business (and its quantifiable value) for the increase in tax revenue. The Ireland issue is really inte
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by dtap 17y ago
Your life will change more than you can ever know in the next 5-10 years. The best reason to do well in high school is to get into a great college. You will meet people who share your interests in college. But in order to get there you need
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Time Warner and Embarq can't compete with city-owned ISP, trying to outlaw it(engadget.com)
1 points by dtap 17y ago|0 comments
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by dtap 17y ago
AMD will never seriously threaten Intel. Intel can throw a billion dollars at anything AMD does and come out with a better solution. Some facts... Intel's research budget last year: $5.7 billion AMD's Revenue last year: $5.81 billion Intel
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by dtap 18y ago
The bit about News Feed is the most important to me. News Feed. The news feed was by far the most revolutionary thing that Facebook ever did. It not only changed the way people interact with Facebook, but really with the web as a whole. It
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Business Plans Don’t Matter to Venture Capitalists(blogs.wsj.com)
3 points by dtap 18y ago|2 comments
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by dtap 18y ago
When the University of Michigan Health System experimented with full disclosure, existing claims and lawsuits dropped from 262 in 2001 to 83 in 2007. Wow. That speaks to me since it directly translates to dollars saved.
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by dtap 18y ago
And sue people like crazy to protect them... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackboard_Inc.#Blackboard_lega... It takes more space on their wikipedia entry than their actual products.
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by dtap 18y ago
The guy is a complete recluse. Part of being a great CEO is being a cheerleader. You can't do that being hidden. There are many different types of leadership, some of which Zuckerberg has. Making Facebook into the culture mainstay it is h
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by dtap 18y ago
Most of his writings are him trying to assuage his users after making them very upset (redesigns, terms, newsfeed). He just doesn't impress me on a personal level. And he still hasn't effectively monetized. Having just heard about Sam Altma
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by dtap 18y ago
To me, this seems like the start of the decline of facebook. Gideon Yu's work has been stellar with Youtube and getting that $15B valuation. The reason may be the board and not Mark. That being said he doesn't have the it factor I see in a

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