Back in 2002, in the aftermath of the 2000-01 Internet-stock collapse, the New York Post ran a fabulous opinion piece titled “Bearmarket.sued”. The op-ed questioned the thinking of investors who, unhappy with the near wipeout of some of their investments in formerly high-flying Internet companies, sought redress for their foolish decisions in the courts.
The author of the aforementioned piece was Nicole Gelinas. Gelinas decried the litigious ways of an investor class that seemingly wanted it both ways: stupendous gains during periods of market frivolity, downside protection when…
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Expert opinions differ, of course, but some ideas appear feasible. Pretty much everyone agrees something must be done.
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Those reassuring buy-and-hold numbers ignore factors that lower stocks’ actual long-term return to an average of 1.4% a year. By following a simple rule, you can do better.
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In his State of the Union, President Obama mentioned “small business” 14 times. He talked about his desire to subsidize lending to small businesses, to give them tax breaks, to help them export to other countries, and above all get them to create jobs.
The President talked a lot about what he’s going to do for small business, but not a lot about what he plans to take from it. Small business owners wouldn’t have been happy to hear that he plans to impose at least $37 billion in additional taxes on them every year, far outstripping the value of the goodies he’s offering…
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Steve Jobs may be known for giving a great demo, but let’s face it: there are a lot more people who want to see the iPad in action than there are people willing to sink an afternoon into watching it.
Fortunately, Neil Curtis has a solution: Jobs’s entire unveiling condensed to three minutes:
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According to the Honolulu Advertiser, ABC hosted a sneak preview in Oahu, Hawaii and some 12,000 fans waited on a beach for the screening and watched the entire first hour of the spoiler-filled episode.
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Over the weekend, Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs sought to refute the “health-care reform is dead” mantra that’s been en vogue since Massachusetts voters chose Republican Scott Brown to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. …
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Electronic Arts’ (ERTS) Jens Uwe Intat is “confident” his company’s forthcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, can “dethrone” World of Warcraft.
That would be some feat: Activision-Blizzard’s (ATVI) massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game has dominated the market for years now, and it’s a big market — the game is estimated to generate over $1 billion in revenue each year.
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From TechCrunch: In the midst of massive headcount cuts, another AOL exec is departing the newly-independent company.
Ralph Rivera, previously the Vice President of AOL Games and AOL Latino, where he was responsible for AOL’s portfolio of online casual games and helped expand its international reach, is leaving to become President of Major League Gaming, Online.
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If you bought a house, a car or even a water heater, had a kid in college or were getting unemployment checks, you could save a bundle on your 2009 bill.
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Google announced today on its official blog that its Free Holiday WiFi Gift program raised over $250,000 for charity, which Google matched.
The program, which ended January 15, brought free wifi service to 47 airports and all Virgin Atlantic flights.
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Electronic Arts (ERTS) is capping off its massive marketing campaign for its forthcoming epic “Dante’s Inferno” with an ad that will run during the Super Bowl.
It will be a 30-second spot, estimated to cost between $2.5 and $2.8 million.
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Editor’s Note: Check out our video interview with Matt, and click here to sign up and get $5 worth of free SpeakerText transcription credits added to your account (promotion valid for the first 100 people).
You can read Part One here.
I founded SpeakerText during the financial apocalypse of October 2008. We launched the company in January 2010, burning through just $4k in meantime, the bulk of which was a loan from my dad. Along the way, I learned a few things that I hope other founders and proto-founders will find useful.
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Google employee Ben Tilly joined the company about a month ago. On his personal blog, he’s written a post called “Things I’ve learned at Google so far.”
He describes the great perks, the company’s atmosphere of “creative chaos,” and Google’s “amazing people.”
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