8 Sep
2013
OTHER POSTS
My Time at Lehman
http://nickchirls.com/my-time-at-lehman Interesting Quotes: “What I discovered, quite starkly, is that the part of Wall Street that I worked in was simply transferring wealth from the less sophisticated investors, often teachers’ pension funds and factory workers’ retirement accounts, to the more sophisticated investors that call themselves proprietary trading desks and hedge funds. Of course, the traders […]
Who Wins the Internet TV Race?
http://www.idearocketanimation.com/2157-who-wins-the-internet-tv-race/ “Some people think it will be Hulu, Netflix or Amazon. All three companies are using the Video as a Channel model. They charge a subscription fee for access to licensed content that is usually not exclusive, combined with some original content that is exclusive.” “What if the winning model is the Platform, like Apple’s […]
JR: If you are happy, not much else matters in life
“Being happy, that’s the main thing I’m trying to help with. If you’re happy, not much else matters in life, at least in my experience. There’s various ways to be happy, of course. I’m trying to tell people the things that I have learned. I’m trying to teach them to be curious, independent. It’s very […]
States and what they are famous for
A fun post for today: ALABAMA …………Was the first state to have 9-1-1, started 1968. ALASKA ……….One out of every 64 people has a pilot’s license. ARIZONA…………Is the only state in the continental U.S. that does not follow Daylight Savings Time. ARKANSAS………..Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.