I'm all for giving people more liberties to do what they want with their money and I see nothing worse about letting people invest their money in whatever startups they want, though a reputable investment mechanism…
I agree - Kiyosaki is full of hot-air generalizations that will just as easily put you into huge financial headaches (e.g. huge investment losses, tax penalties, shot credit) as build wealth. You can't underestimate the…
Conflict of interest where the CEO (or his friends on the board) decide how much to pay him? Say it isn't so.
The key here is the "accredited" investor restriction for funds that invest in anything other than the most vanilla of securities (i.e. stocks and bonds). This is also why most of us cannot invest in hedge funds or…
I DO think that it is inevitable that Microsoft won't become a threat so I stated my opinion and gave my reasons for it. Your reason that I shouldn't count them out was solely because they have cash to burn and have…
You make it sound like its inevitable that Bing will be a huge success just because Microsoft can burn money. Its has made inroads, but my guess is that it has reached its peak. I'm not counting on Microsoft giving up…
Don't see how a measly (relatively speaking for these giant companies) $250M should have been a major factor for Nokia to choose to focus on Windows Phones rather than Android. Apple and Google are dominating the…
Jury nullification has to do with returning a "Not Guilty" verdict in the face of evidence that would suggest otherwise. What you are talking about it a "hung jury" where the 5% person is able to prevent a unanimous…
Yeah, they dropped out because they knew Cornell was going to get it and they preferred to quit rather than lose. From multiple accounts, Stanford didn't have the same passion/funding/flexibility as Cornell in getting…
Brick and mortar or online, still basically a loan with a very high interest rate (~36% in this case) while also putting up collateral worth more than the loan. Only use these services in the most dire of financial…
From what I've heard from people who work at Google, the environment there is one where there are tons of projects ongoing but seemingly little long-term dedication/passion in making these products successful. Employees…
As a former associate at a "white shoe" law firm and having been part of the recruiting/interviewing process, I can vouch for most of the observations the article makes. The Process: 1) HR (and the hiring partner + his…
A big fall after releasing millions of shares to the market isn't surprising, particularly given the small initial float at IPO. I guess we'll see what LinkedIn's real market valuation is because though its definitely…
I wish him well on his endeavor because I'm not a fan of CC fees, but from a consumer standpoint, I don't see any benefits. CCs provide (i) a line of credit, (ii) fraud protection, and (iii) rewards/bonuses. All of…
I haven't felt this strongly about shorting a stock long-term in a long time. But I don't know how long the short-term irrational exuberance is going to last - will it wipe out my investment before the stock crashes…
My questions regarding Card Case: 1) How is it going to move away from being based on credit cards? Most savvy people I know use credit cards wherever possible because of the no-liability fraud protections that are not…
I see Amazon trying to build itself, at high cost (I'm sure the Prime membership doesn't cover all of the videos/books licensing plus free 2 day shipping), as the major source of digital entertainment content delivered…
Right, because you shouldn't strongly disincentivize behavior that tries to extort people by abusing the legal system and curtailing information freedom. While we're at it, let's stop looking at anything that stinks of…
The shame of it all is that the Righthaven lawyers will probably find a way to avoid all personal financial liability (being protected by limited liability of the LLC) and then set up shop again under a different LLC…
I agree that there needs to be a balance and furthermore, that finding that right balance is very difficult. Probably why marketing whizzes get paid the big bucks. In your example though, there is difference in that…
My biggest question in response to your points is why the administrator (and not the users) is given the power to set these options. Maybe its much easier from a technical implementation sense? I can't imagine that…
I don't know about having "silver bullet" advertisements be your landing page and text ad. It looks suspiciously like spam or some kind of con (think about the majority of "Work From Home" ads). Every reasonably smart…
The underwhelming sales for the 3DS only reinforce for me that there will be no future market for handheld consoles. Pretty soon, everyone and his mother (literally, my 60+ mother who can barely use the internet got a…
I think focusing only on programming skills and what will help you in your first jobs out of college is short-sighted. Being a college dropout entrepreneur may be some sort of badge of honor in your 20's, but unless you…
Why do most of the commenters seem to dislike college? Those were the best four years of my life, taught me real skills, programming and otherwise, that I use every day, and granted me that all-important degree which…
I'm all for giving people more liberties to do what they want with their money and I see nothing worse about letting people invest their money in whatever startups they want, though a reputable investment mechanism…
I agree - Kiyosaki is full of hot-air generalizations that will just as easily put you into huge financial headaches (e.g. huge investment losses, tax penalties, shot credit) as build wealth. You can't underestimate the…
Conflict of interest where the CEO (or his friends on the board) decide how much to pay him? Say it isn't so.
The key here is the "accredited" investor restriction for funds that invest in anything other than the most vanilla of securities (i.e. stocks and bonds). This is also why most of us cannot invest in hedge funds or…
I DO think that it is inevitable that Microsoft won't become a threat so I stated my opinion and gave my reasons for it. Your reason that I shouldn't count them out was solely because they have cash to burn and have…
You make it sound like its inevitable that Bing will be a huge success just because Microsoft can burn money. Its has made inroads, but my guess is that it has reached its peak. I'm not counting on Microsoft giving up…
Don't see how a measly (relatively speaking for these giant companies) $250M should have been a major factor for Nokia to choose to focus on Windows Phones rather than Android. Apple and Google are dominating the…
Jury nullification has to do with returning a "Not Guilty" verdict in the face of evidence that would suggest otherwise. What you are talking about it a "hung jury" where the 5% person is able to prevent a unanimous…
Yeah, they dropped out because they knew Cornell was going to get it and they preferred to quit rather than lose. From multiple accounts, Stanford didn't have the same passion/funding/flexibility as Cornell in getting…
Brick and mortar or online, still basically a loan with a very high interest rate (~36% in this case) while also putting up collateral worth more than the loan. Only use these services in the most dire of financial…
From what I've heard from people who work at Google, the environment there is one where there are tons of projects ongoing but seemingly little long-term dedication/passion in making these products successful. Employees…
As a former associate at a "white shoe" law firm and having been part of the recruiting/interviewing process, I can vouch for most of the observations the article makes. The Process: 1) HR (and the hiring partner + his…
A big fall after releasing millions of shares to the market isn't surprising, particularly given the small initial float at IPO. I guess we'll see what LinkedIn's real market valuation is because though its definitely…
I wish him well on his endeavor because I'm not a fan of CC fees, but from a consumer standpoint, I don't see any benefits. CCs provide (i) a line of credit, (ii) fraud protection, and (iii) rewards/bonuses. All of…
I haven't felt this strongly about shorting a stock long-term in a long time. But I don't know how long the short-term irrational exuberance is going to last - will it wipe out my investment before the stock crashes…
My questions regarding Card Case: 1) How is it going to move away from being based on credit cards? Most savvy people I know use credit cards wherever possible because of the no-liability fraud protections that are not…
I see Amazon trying to build itself, at high cost (I'm sure the Prime membership doesn't cover all of the videos/books licensing plus free 2 day shipping), as the major source of digital entertainment content delivered…
Right, because you shouldn't strongly disincentivize behavior that tries to extort people by abusing the legal system and curtailing information freedom. While we're at it, let's stop looking at anything that stinks of…
The shame of it all is that the Righthaven lawyers will probably find a way to avoid all personal financial liability (being protected by limited liability of the LLC) and then set up shop again under a different LLC…
I agree that there needs to be a balance and furthermore, that finding that right balance is very difficult. Probably why marketing whizzes get paid the big bucks. In your example though, there is difference in that…
My biggest question in response to your points is why the administrator (and not the users) is given the power to set these options. Maybe its much easier from a technical implementation sense? I can't imagine that…
I don't know about having "silver bullet" advertisements be your landing page and text ad. It looks suspiciously like spam or some kind of con (think about the majority of "Work From Home" ads). Every reasonably smart…
The underwhelming sales for the 3DS only reinforce for me that there will be no future market for handheld consoles. Pretty soon, everyone and his mother (literally, my 60+ mother who can barely use the internet got a…
I think focusing only on programming skills and what will help you in your first jobs out of college is short-sighted. Being a college dropout entrepreneur may be some sort of badge of honor in your 20's, but unless you…
Why do most of the commenters seem to dislike college? Those were the best four years of my life, taught me real skills, programming and otherwise, that I use every day, and granted me that all-important degree which…