December 2010
6 posts
The Kind of People That Matter Most...
Those are the kind of people that matter most in this new world, because seeing connections where no one else does is the way you can innovate best, and thus the way you can be successful. But just as important, it’s these kinds of people who are passionate about their ideas. They’re the kind of people that will explain to anyone who will listen why what they see (and what no one else does) is...
What the debate on the economy is about exactly...
Keynesians think that the market failed because of lack of regulation in a dynamic innovative environment. Those with Classical inclinations believe that exactly the opposite is true; that it was ill-conceived regulatory initiatives like the concerted push to expand home ownership in America, underwritten by FANNIE MAE and FREDDIE MAC, and facilitated by easy money, that caused a housing bubble...
Caring for Your Introvert
Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate? Who growls or scowls or grunts or winces when accosted with pleasantries by people who are...
Coffee Shop Integrity on the Internet
if we vomit every single detail of our lives on each other — that is: what we ate for breakfast; the latest app we installed on our iPhone; our highest score on a mobile game; or detailed every item of our personal schedule since the last time we chatted — we would surely not get around to discussing the deeper nuances of what life has been teaching us. We’d be so hard pressed to squeeze in a...
Amazon & The Future of Books →
Amazon has been both the best and worst things to happen to the publishing industry.
The best, because smaller more niche focused books can reach any audience when it would have been much more difficult in a place like Barnes and Noble.
The worst, because of their power in negotiating prices with publishers who seem to be stuck on the value of books at $20+
If anything, this is a lesson that...
Training People for an Industrial Economy?
There’s a massive misalignment between the labor pool and the job pool, and I blame our undergraduate institutions. They’re still training people for an industrial economy. While not every person graduating can be an engineer, business folks are not going to be managing and working with production lines, or for that matter filling roles in investment banks and management consulting...