December 2008
70 posts
Banks Need More Than Just a Tuneup →
$101.40 + $90.35 = $191.75 billion lost in just 1 year. Nice.
Rescue Plan Strained by Lack of Staff →
I could have told you this a month and a half ago.
Did you like the Counting Crows? I did, in fact...
Why I Love Twitter →
Was discussing the value of Twitter this weekend with my family and then I came across this piece by Tim O’Reilly in my twitter stream. I think it encapsulates what I find valuable about Twitter. Enjoy.
November 2008
115 posts
The Worst Is Yet To Come: Anonymous Banker Weighs... →
Happy Thanksgiving all. This will be my last miserable, credit related post for the day. At lunch I’m picking up a pie and brussel sprouts from the Farmers Market after which I’ll have no more tolerance for the ugliness of the coming 2009.
Bell Canada Bombshell Hits Hedge Funds →
No wonder hedge funds are not doing well it seems they all pile into the same trade.
$280,000 per job →
I love smart people debunking numbers. Make sure you read this.
Pencils? Wall Clocks? No Cost Cuts Are Too Small... →
Absurd-no wonder the CEO’s had no clear business plan for recovery.
withitbanter:
this song is SO f-ing good.
stars...
WatchAmazing.
A-Trak and Lupe, Me and My...
Desperately Seeking Sugar Daddies | Page Six... →
Awesome, so glad I’m married.
Deal Journal - WSJ.com : Citigroup's Bailout:... →
Robert Rubin wins again…bastard.
Sentences to ponder →
Interesting
Howard Lindzon » Has it really Been a Lost Decade...
http://howardlindzon.com/?p=3946 Trickles of optimism balanced against peagmatism are beginning in the Twittersphere.
Razorfish issues last rites for Web 2.0 →
Key comment and the one that I’ve been saying corporate culture is going to have to acknowledge:
“Are you willing to fail in order to innovate?”
“…there is a difference between being pragmatic and being pessimistic, and...”
– Roger Ehrenberg
Making Gmail Your Gateway to the Web →
Impressive use of gmail by Steve Rubel think I’ll have to experiment a little bit.
Watch This is an interesting view on the future of music…and IMHO pretty much correct.
Al Qaeda Criticizes Obama, Urges Attacks →
Killing Osama without a shot?
Pennywise, Pound Foolish - Surowiecki on why the... →
I should probably settle on an opinion on this issue, but I can’t. So I’ll just contentedly vaccilate and worry about my own economic fortunes.
Making Sense on Detroit →
If you have the patience, it’s worth reading some additional truths about the “Detroit 3”. One fact to begin with - Over the most recent decade, “the capital destruction by GM has been breathtaking,” $182 billion, and Yermack estimates that the aggregate capital investment in GM and Ford since 1980 has let to a net reduction in capital of $465 billion.
What's my personality-Just analyze my blog →
According to my blog writings I am:
ESTP-The Doers
The active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.
The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than...
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt →
If Mitt Romney could have embraced both him mormonism and his intellect in the race for President perhaps he would have won. If Republicans can restructure around around something other than religion mandated morality, he may well be the President by 2016.
Wii Fit Frenzy: So Popular Nintendo Can't Meet... →
Absolutely ridiculous. The economy is in the shitter and Nintendo’s Wii is blowing it out. Outrageous what happens when you completely shift the the product value proposition.
Do You Ever Do Any Real Work? →
Interesting take on social media as usual from Fred Wilson.
Detroit's 6 Mistakes and How Not to Make Them →
FYI, it’s not getting easier:
“The roiling, seething 21st century demands nothing less than a new economic roadmap: new rules for new kinds of institutions.”
Top Traders Still Expect the Cash →
Why? These guys buried their risk in their parent companies balance sheet, so why do they deserve big paydays? If they want it, go and get it as a hedge fund guy. I just don’t get why anyone on Wall Street is going to get paid. That said, I hope that all my friends get paid what they deserve.
NYC Subway System To Cut Service →
Here it comes folks. Think that we may be headed for this? At least if you are in Greenpoint and Clinton Hill.
Everything Is Risky →
Ha, this is why I became an entrepreneur. Perhaps a bit more of a macro decision than launching an ad campaign, but still the fundamental truth holds. Risk and reward, which for some time, have been a not altogether correlated are returning to their long term correlation. Scary and enlivening.
