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by loganfrederick 17y ago
Not true. While they may be broad, the authors still found common traits of the most historically successful companies. Collins wrote the follow-up "How the Mighty Fall" to then explain why/how they were unable to remain "Built to Last". Th
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Society creates ways to compensate people for doing some form of work. It would be great for society if we all reached the point where perhaps 5% of workers covered our basic human needs and the other 95% were paid to entertain and do acade
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You make a good point about comparing their performance to the index. If the market as a whole is rising, and there are always other people willing to take the opposite position of you (or Goldman), it is conceivable that you could only hav
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This is a little deceiving. Berkshire Hathaway might run on only twenty, but its holdings, both wholly and partially, total to much larger numbers of staff. It's still a pretty efficient and lightweight operation, but it's not an exact 20-p
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A friend of mine from high school (we're both at different colleges now) and I have put on a few local theater plays. If you keep your costs low enough and can find actors for free, you can make some decent money (couple grand).
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This line of arguing could go last for pages, but Gates and Buffett both came from successful families and built upon that success through entrepreneurship. It was a mix of both.
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Hasn't this effectively been proven wrong by the fact that Buffett has outperformed so many over time?
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For as much sense as this deal makes, I can't help but feel that the Mouse is starting to subtly acquire all my childhood memories. On the other hand, I welcome our new mouse overlords.
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Idea #2 is definitely already being explored. I know of a couple CS students at Ohio State who are trying to build similar features for the university online and on mobile phones.
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An "entertainment" company with a friend. Currently shooting a short film and produced/performed one theater play.
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Graham himself doesn't exactly feel "startup incubator" is accurate because it already has a different meaning (Y Combinator itself doesn't really start the startups through idea generation and doesn't offer direct office space). "Seed Fund
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Insider trading simplified? Does this mean I can call the Goldman Sachs CEO through this site and whisper soft, hot insider information in my ear? This site is a good example of how even industry oversight can be privatized in some ways: In
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I agree that this model works for web software and tech in general because the nature of the industry nowadays allows for lower startup costs. A lot of industries are still capital intensive. A similar model that specifically selected compa
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I have a friend interning at Hadoop over the summer. I'm particularly interested in how their business model will work. Their branch of Hadoop I believe is being offered for free, and they're basically cloud computing consultants with the g
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Two of my favorite topics, entrepreneurship and economics, being discussed by leaders in each respective field. It's when you get crossovers such as this when you get into the field that Joseph Schumpeter and Clayton Christensen really main
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99% percent of the article was not about Milken, and yet he grabbed the headline. Is his name still that relevant today? Or even more so due to the current economic situation hearkening back to the late 80s?
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Personally, I plan on pursuing a career where game theory would play an important role in my research or work (teaching or intelligence research). In many ways it's the science of cause-and-effect (hence why the Tit-for-Tat game solution wo
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"Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life" by Len Fisher. Great introduction to the area of study. Follow that up with the EconTalk podcast episode with Dr. Bruce Beuno de Mesquita: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_featuring/br
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I don't think their site makes clear why using Smalltalk to teach web development solves any problems. The PDF halfway through their tutorial series on Smalltalk explains Seaside as a "framework" that addresses some of what I'd consider sma
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A humorous article that makes some valid points, specifically the last one. The name won't necessarily restrict it from succeeding as a search engine, but it does nothing to help either.
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I agree. A lot of complaints I've seen about the language, beyond its inconsistent function names and the occasional argument, are from people expecting the language to be more than it is. Different languages exist to address different prob
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I'm glad to see Rackspace on that list. Not because I'm a shill for them, but because it's nice to see a more traditional technology business that's possibly the most profitable of those on the list trying to keep an innovative and forward-
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I believe this article was released right at the peak of the economic boom/bubble. While I agree with his answer: "Absolutely. Remember, Compaq was conceived at the House of Pancakes. But before throwing in with the group, I'd advise the 28