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Busy

I mentioned a few posts ago that I’ve been busy. With what you ask?
• Being a father to a wonder 10 month old daughter.
• Exploring iPhone development
Yes, that can take up a ton of time.. well, all my free time.

Ignore sunk costs

Ignore sunk costs
(Via Seth’s Blog.)
This is one of the hardest concepts to understand and put into practice – I remember many great discussions in my MBA classes where people were reminded not to consider those sunk costs when making decisions, or analyzing a company’s decision.
Think about your personal life. How often have you said “well, [...]

How Do You Feel About the Economy? – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com

Snap Of A NYTimes feature, originally uploaded by Lucien W. Dupont.
This is a very cool feature by the NYTimes – people can drop by and enter one word a day on how they feel about the economy.
Check it out, and enter your word:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/30/business/economy/2009-economy-words.html
I entered ‘optimistic’ today.

Slow-growing trees

Slow-growing trees
(Via Manton Reece.)
If you procrastinate forever, just because you won’t see results anytime soon, you’ll find yourself looking back 10 years later and wishing if only I had just planted that tree / started that new software project, it would have been done by now.
In other words, don’t let the weight of potential work [...]

Funds are being limited to higher education institutions..

And you wonder how the idiots in congress and all the idiots in America who don’t understand how modern finances work could screw things up? Go read this:
Bank Limits Fund Access by Colleges, Inciting Fears
In a move suggesting how the credit crisis could disrupt American higher education, Wachovia Bank has limited the access of nearly [...]

Why Real Networks is doomed…

Why Rob Glaser Wants to Annoy Hollywood
When your CEO says this, you have to worry:
“The amount of money we make is still better than a sharp stick in the eye,” Mr. Glaser said. “But the real value is having another successful software product.”

Risk

Why Your Employees Are Losing Motivation

Martha Stewart Apprentice Business Lesson