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dwolfson
9y ago
What was the book?
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dwolfson
10y ago
How did a company like Theranos get so "far" with all signs early and present pointing to deep, fundamental problems? I refuse to believe investors simply failed to perform due diligence.
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dwolfson
11y ago
I agree, but in this case, he was not just being honest but also weakening his company's business position. I think that is a fireable offense.
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dwolfson
11y ago
"Views expressed are based on survey results of a 27-market study." A bit more detail concerning the source (without having to download the full report) would be nice.
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dwolfson
11y ago
I can't answer this first hand, but my impression is that not necessarily the entirety of those 14 hours on Wall Street is usually spent doing work that requires "creative thought, ability to associate concepts from different doma
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dwolfson
11y ago
>> "But as long as young analysts are expected to work 80 to 100 hours a week, invariably some run the risk of finding themselves in a situation they cannot handle." Doubly true for medical residents. And far, far more dange
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dwolfson
11y ago
I agree, the financial incentives must be repaired. I just think it is odd that the malpractice angle wasn't mentioned. Dr. Gawande is surely aware of it. And yes, I'm sure doctors and patients would both agree that docs need to s
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11y ago
I find it slightly disingenuous to write a comprehensive article on wasteful medical care and yet barely mention the extremely litigious environment that doctors face. It's not just doctors that remember that one patient that didn'
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dwolfson
11y ago
some answers: http://linushamilton.com/misc/Open_or_trivial_answers.pdf
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Open or Trivial? [pdf]
(linushamilton.com)
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dwolfson
11y ago
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