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Echo117

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    Comment #8149784

    Your third example should go under the distinction of statements you disagree with. There are plenty of reasons why Instagram may be worth $1 billion that are not outrageously, ast…

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    Comment #8116546

    That was the first Kickstarter. The most recent one (and the one described in the story regarding $300k raised, etc.), is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/694835844/pool-…

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    Comment #8052845

    There are about 2,000 audiobooks available through Kindle Unlimited. Compared with 150,000+ available through Audible. So yes, if the books you want to listen to are on KU, it's a …

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    Comment #8038540

    Happy Place tackles this "study": http://happyplace.someecards.com/stop-sharing-this-crap/a-re...

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    Comment #6901134

    I've had the Sleep Innovations mattress on my list to buy for a while ( http://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Innovations-SureTemp-Mattress-Wa... ). Any differences between the two that you'…

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    Comment #6420134

    That link currently ranks at #4 for me in a Google search of Christopher Duntsch, no quotes.

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    Comment #6053441

    Of course it is. I've done it before, it's not particularly difficult after an adjustment period if you work a desk job with Internet access. Anyway, if you're seriously considerin…

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    Comment #6021112

    I'm assuming that qualified investors means accredited investors. SEC definition here: http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm

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    Comment #6021098

    You still need to be an accredited investor to take part in these potential general solicitation rounds (net worth above $1 million, minus primary residence, or annual income of mo…

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    Comment #5567379

    Age 29 the first with regular speed of clicks. Age 53 the second time taking lots of time between clicks and being more careful to click the center of the circle.

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    Comment #5146898

    Are you thinking of Gadsby? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsby_%28novel%29

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    Comment #4413397

    Sensational headline. Sure, money managers have a significant interest in lying about their likelihood of outperforming market averages (6.6% real return in the last 100 years, by …

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    Comment #4290726

    My preference has been http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calcula... There are a lot more options that I can take into account using the NYT version (ownership co…

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    Comment #4285623

    Response from Groupon: “Mr. Nels[e]n initially approached Groupon and our merchant advisors structured a deal to best encourage overspend and help his business grow. We also requir…

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