RTNW
January 19, 2011
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Crumbs Cupcake Bakery is going public via a reverse merger with a SPAC
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Overall, there were 445 pirate attacks last year – a 10% rise from 2009.
Last week, a separate study found maritime piracy costs the global economy between $7bn (£4.4bn) and $12bn (£7.6bn) a year.
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Euro Debt Crisis all in one picture from SG
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Mr. Elmer, who previously provided documents from his former employer to national tax authorities including the Internal Revenue Service in the United States, said he had turned to WikiLeaks to “educate society” about what he considers an unfair system that serves the rich and aids those who seek to launder money.
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Great collection of talks from Guy Kawasaki, President Obama, David Rose, and many more.
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“China Development Bank… has become the financial muscle in the country’s overseas drive. In the energy sector alone, CDB has awarded loans to other developing country governments or companies of more than $65bn in the past two years. Beijing has made more than $110bn in long-term loans to developing countries over that period, a number that exceeds the World Bank’s lending”
“The American consumer may still be one of the main driving forces in the global economy, but about half of China’s exports now go to developing countries”
“among Chinese officials and scholars, there is a widely held view that the US has been abusing its position as controller of the main reserve currency by pursuing irresponsible economic policies. Nor do they hide the underlying geopolitical objective of the currency push – to place limits on the role of the dollar in the international monetary system”
Semi-Drunk Ramblings of an Entrepreneur
October 19, 2010
As some of you may know, I’ve quit my job in Zurich, moved back to the great state of Texas, and gone on the path of entrepreneurship. I’m working on a startup I founded called Cofolio, which has probably been one of the most interesting things I’ve done in my life thus far (and that’s saying alot because my life has been pretty amazing to be honest). So far I’ve refrained from blogging, mostly due to being lazy/having nothing to say/fear of failing and having evidence of trying. Below are some of my hopefully coherent thoughts:
I’ve never been so concerned with “making progress” as I have now. It is total opposite of corporate life, where I am mostly concerned with coasting, flying under the radar, and maximizing any and all benefits. It’s gone from “what’s in it for me” to “what can I do?” weird feeling.
It seems like 80% of entrepreneurship is writing emails, making calls, and having meetings with people who have more important things to do. I sort of hate this.
The best perk of working for yourself is not having to adhere to the alarm clock. I have maximized this to a fault. It has become an act of defiance. But seriously, would you not give up all other perks for this one? It’s like a vacation in my brain every morning. Second greatest perk is the commute from my bed to my desk.
The fear/lure of taking a job and getting a steady income is always there and inescapable (I guess until I can get to revenue). It is like Dexter’s dark passenger.
One of the biggest things that is instantly missing is the sense of “routine”. If you think about it, even lunchtime is defined by your work in most cases. Now my meals are dictated by my hunger…strange eh? That being said, discipline is still severely lacking.
Overall this has been a really fun ride, and I’m not exactly ready to get off 
RTNW
June 19, 2010
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Inspiring documentary on advertising employees who lost their jobs and re-created their lives Worth it.
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Watch this
