mathattack

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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I think this is great. Vegas is the perfect spot. It was overbuilt, there is lots of extra supply, and lots of tourists. Great they made it happen. I would think there are two dangers: 1) It can take a lot of time, and time is money. I
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   Funny you should say that about McGill. I had some French colleagues who sent their kids there. I think the reputation is still intact overseas. Your point also suggests that it takes more than reputation to thrive.
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   Good to see them getting some renewed hype. They were on a roll for a while, but the buzz seemed to die down.
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   There is a positive cycle that happens, no doubt, but I think it's more than this. McGill also gets great students, but my experience with Waterloo alums has been better.
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   We used to recruit there for my prior employer. Everyone thought it was because one of the big bosses got his engineering degree there. Then we found the folks were just as talented as their ivy league peers, and very honeset, down to ear
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   Goldman Sachs to millennials: We're not that terrible(management.fortune.cnn.com)

   1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I recall hearing someone mention "Those Dragon magazines will be worth a lot some day..." If only...
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   When the wife threatened to pitch them, I shipped them all to my nephews. I hope they got more psychic value than the couple of dollars I could have gotten locally. I expect my kids to get them back when they're a little older. I thi
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   Dogfish beer founder shares his secrets(money.cnn.com)

   1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    More Predictions, From Bad to Worse(freakonomics.com)

    2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I think the signal here is that Harvard MBAs are great monetizers and optimizers. They go to Wall Street to buy companies, optimize them (operational or financial improvements) and then sell them. They don't go to Google to program a
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    The joys of working with a monopoly.
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    Why Austan Goolsbee Sticks With His Buddy Sean Hannity(chicagomag.com)

    1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    There are lot of things to blame, but I don't think HFT is one of them. Harvard MBAs rarely go into that field. They're much more likely to do M&A, Research, Investment Management or Private Equity.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    It's a fair statement to say that most MBAs learn more about optimizing than creating. I'm not sure if it's fair to say which part is harder or easier. I've seen a lot of MBAs flame out in technology, but I also watched
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I'd like to find out if this is a negative indicator for other fields too. Is it a negative indicator for financial services because HBS produces general managers? Or because they're chasing what's already hot?
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    More on folks leaving Wall Street here.... http://www.cnbc.com/id/101156782
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    The best and brightest are turning away from Wall Street(cnbc.com)

    36 points by mathattack 13y ago|42 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    It's a sign that you're in a good program. :-) The strange this is our undergraduate business was highly ranked but the non-business classes were completely watered down. Why not go all the way on the 2nd degree? I'm agains
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    In a lot of programs, students aren't required to. In others (my undergrad, where I had a CS major) the business majors were required to take 7 or 8 classes in the humanities, but they were mostly 101 level classes in 300 person lectu
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    It's definitely a 1-sitting book. Don't pick it up if you have any responsibilities the next day.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    It is disingenuous for a school to charge 50k per year and wonder why folks are concerned about getting jobs. Humanities should join STEM, not fight it. Don't convince someone to study philosophy instead of CS, convince them to study
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    NSA Has Even More Access to Google Than We Thought(motherjones.com)

    1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I'm not sure I agree, but if I'm wrong, it even further explains why GS is doing what they do. My impression is that the analysts can make 100K in year 1, and 200+K by year 3 or 4, but no equity. I would think that folks at Googl
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    For the most part, the jobs in tech are just better jobs. The senior people you work for are less likely to treat you as if you are "useless" and only worth what you're paid because you are "available at all hours.&quot
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Indeed - and she gets a very strange form of fame. I liken it to the first crank caller on a telephone.
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    A virtual shop for indie comic creators(money.cnn.com)

    1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I like that wisdom and patience mattered a lot to him.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I was thinking similar. :-) Productive mornings everywhere!
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    Saudi Comic's Video Goes Viral But He's "Not a Social Activist"(motherjones.com)

    2 points by mathattack 13y ago|1 comments