Category: Economics
NYTimes.com – The Election That Wasn’t
Thomas Friedman on what our nation needs to get back in the game.
Cognition – Bloodhounding Budgets
It’s a waste of time coming up with ideas that a customer can’t or won’t pay for.
Call Me Fishmeal – Adobe & Microsoft, Sitting in a Tree. W-T-F-I-N-G?
Adobe and Microsoft, team up to kill themselves.
ongoing – A Story of O
Oracle’s primary relationship isn’t with the people implementing the solutions they sell it’s with the people buying the solutions, ie their goal is to make them happy and not the people on the front lines of the product.
Paul Graham – What Happened to Yahoo
Paul Graham discusses the issues surrounding building and maintaining a hacker culture.
NYTimes.com – Defining Prosperity Down
Krugman once again with arguing forcefully and eloquently for some rational decision making on the part of economic policy.
Paul Graham – How to Start a Startup
Paul Graham on how to start a tech firm.
Marco.org – School grades are hopelessly broken
Grades are just a waste of resources.