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4951.
by mathattack 13y ago
This is true of a lot of firms. Large companies like to be pillars of the business community, but push their problems to their suppliers. It's not just Otto. The other challenge is it's hard to change a paternalistic culture whe
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US poised to become world's only superpower(cnbc.com)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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Semi-secretive CIA-backed data company to shun IPO, for now(cnbc.com)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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Bill Ackman’s Persistent Lobbying Efforts Pay Off(dealbreaker.com)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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How Edward Snowden helps U.S. deterrence(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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On the hazards of significance testing. Part 1: the screening problem(dcscience.net)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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The Paradox of Modern Individualism(cato-unbound.org)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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Dynamic pricing: parking edition(offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.co.nz)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
4959.
by mathattack 13y ago
Within a few weeks of the eviction, the landlord put the property on the market for $1.4 million; it’s a good time to sell, considering he bought the place for $627,000 in 2002. Is this so crazy and outrageous? Someone buys a property, a
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by mathattack 13y ago
I don't think Cisco's problems are a lack of engineers. If it is, they can always pay them more, or train their managers to be good leaders. I agree - every time I hear, "People aren't going to work in X?" I wonder
4961.
by mathattack 13y ago
This is a tough one. The challenge with doing this is it greatly increases the work involved, and increases the chance that something gets dropped. I try to balance it by including everyone on the first note if I can satisfy one of the cri
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by mathattack 13y ago
Brewing (and wine making) seems like the rare field(s) that consumers think they can do better. I don't think I can make a better computer than Apple just because I use one. I don't think I can block better than the offensive lin
4963.
by mathattack 13y ago
I wonder if that was an accident that he couldn't back out of. A programming game that turned into, "Holy sh*t, this might go somewhere" but it was too late to turn into a synonym.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Very few. He's enlightened enough that it's hard to know if it's for real.
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by mathattack 13y ago
It's easier to do this in some places than others, but it's a good idea. Ricardo Semler [1] is famous for backing the startup ideas of his employees. If they're going to leave anyways to start something, better to fund them
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by mathattack 13y ago
My 2 cents... The great programmers can stay technical as long as they want. If they find their way to great companies, they will do well on equity. I have several data points of folks in their early to late 40s like this. People who are
4967.
by mathattack 13y ago
And a true paranoid could fake styles.
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This mobile operator wants to charge $2.50 a year for access to Facebook(qz.com)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
4969.
by mathattack 13y ago
There are lots of reasons why Black-Sholes doesn't work. Also lots of reasons why incentive problems cause people to misuse financial models. But that doesn't change the reality that our lives are dramatically changed as a resul
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EBay Asks Shareholders To Vote Against PayPal Split. Icahn Claims Incompetence(techcrunch.com)
2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
4971.
by mathattack 13y ago
I like the term gorilla testing rather than monkey testing. Less offensive to the gorillas.
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by mathattack 13y ago
The team includes lobbying firms run by two former members of Congress: Toby Moffett, a Democrat who once represented Connecticut, and Robert S. Walker, a Republican from Pennsylvania. Mr. Ackman also hired firms run by former top White Ho
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by mathattack 13y ago
It's not that different than engineering. For the associates, it's 2400-3000 hours a year billable. They work from when they wake up until they go to bed. If they're lucky enough to make it to partner, they frequently still
4974.
by mathattack 13y ago
It seems remarkably similar. Professional services is professional services. In ad agencies, a star can always walk too. Does the federated style of these firms minimize the damage from key walkouts?
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by mathattack 13y ago
Was it this watered down when the program began? If so, I start to wonder, "Why bother?" I get the objections... You don't want to incent people who are already here. It still seems like a lot of hoops.
4976.
by mathattack 13y ago
This was an amazing story. Lots of professional services firms get too wrapped up in profit sharing and infighting when they get too big. Look at Accenture and Arthur Andersen breaking up. You have a lot of good points on the nature of la
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by mathattack 13y ago
The level of financial impact from that equation is enormous. It's not just LTCM. Every bank in the world now uses derivatives to hedge risk. Every mortgage is dependent on people being able to offload the risk. Saying Black-Scholes
4978.
by mathattack 13y ago
I've done a lot of NY->Bos trips. The trains are much more reliable. It's a hair longer on the train, but it's all productive time. On a plan you're lucky to have an hour productive. There's also a NY->Bos
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by mathattack 13y ago
"I got yelled at for it and they didn't let me do it." Sounds like banking corporate culture. :-)
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Innocence abroad(economist.com)
2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments

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