December 2010
12 posts
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The Cozy Relationship Between Business and... →
There will always be corruption and abuse of power in government and private business. To say otherwise is naive and ignorant of human history and human nature. But the difference between corruption and abuse in government and business is that it is much easier to change products or services providers than to change governments.
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Groupon's Culture →
Sone really interesting parts in here about Groupon’s culture of surprise.
Foreshadowing
Mom: i am calling you right now
There is common sense at the IRS
It is difficult and complicated, but when you least expect it, they will surprise you!
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Why are there no jobs?
Because people are afraid to start businesses because they will either have to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on lawyers and accountants, or go it alone and risk missing some tiny piece of tax code/regulation and are then put out of business by the government. Or even worse, the government fines them thousands of dollars, some times by their own mistake.
EDIT: Shannon Rush @shanfu made...
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A business is like a person
Products are profession
Brand and Culture are personality
Mission, Vision, and Values are beliefs
Money is oxygen
Cashflows are airflows
Finance is lungs
Advertising and Communication are speaking
R&D is listening and reading
Strategy is thinking
People are the body
Feel free to add your own
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Academic Earth →
Thanks to my good friend Kyle Maloney for passing this on to me. You really can educate yourself on a lot of different topics from world class professors!
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When you’re dealing with multi million dollar aircraft, and one falls out of the...
– More wisdom from my business law professor
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Truths For Mature Humans
This has been passed around a bit, couldn’t find where it originated from unfortunately.
1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong. 3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger. 4....
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something is...
– Ambrose Redmoon
Flipboard →
One of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. This is how the iPad could save magazines.