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Fair enough, I see your point and completely agree that all currencies are based on belief. I guess that why I am all over the internet all day long trying to convince bitcoin is w…

Bitcoin doesn't need credibility. It just needs to work. Hype and speculators are a natural product of the energy gathering around the massive technical innovation and correspondin…

People should have the freedom to make those security choices for themselves. People who are scared by the security issues of Bitcoin can avoid it, or only use it when the efficien…

All the recent politically oriented attacks on Bitcoin are completely devoid of logical analysis and steeped in establishment dogma. They use name calling tactics like "play money"…

It's because Bitcoin is truly a massive political issue, with the potential to completely overhaul existing power dynamics. It is Establishment Leftism vs everyone else, and the ba…

Bitcoin is a much different investment than stock in established companies or national currencies. It is much similar to high risk / high reward investments in uncertain technology…

If anything Google has gained some share since then. The biggest change has been that it continues to suck more and more traffic away with ads, YouTube listings, Google Places list…

I would guess 500 or so. I think people still have a lot of enthusiasm, but camping out and taking care of all the practical details is exhausting and that is starting to show. I t…

It's hard to say. There were definitely representatives from every part of that spectrum. I think the important thing to grasp is that this movement transcends ideologies. The main…

I was there mainly as a spectator, but did get on the mic for about a minute to share a few thoughts. My main goal was to converse with people on a individual level. My personal go…

That's why Google is rolling out flat rate click pricing in many local verticals. They take the conversion data from advertisers using website optimizer and use it to help less sop…

You really need to refine the concept of exactly what your product does and the language you use to communicate that to users. Spending a few minutes on the site, I can tell it's f…

You are disappointed in Mixergy because of your own short attention span? Why is that a problem with Mixergy. If you looked around you would also notice there are transcripts and t…

Aaron is really out of his range of expertise with this one. Did he just read a book on Adwords or something? Almost as bad as his attempt to re-explain Keynesian economics to the …

"Talent" in finance is not equal to raw skill and intelligence. A great deal of an bank employee's value is connections across the finance industry and access to inside information…

There is a high likelihood of causation though, simply because many jobs (especially in the healthcare industry) require an associate's degree. For many people earning those degree…

Bing.com/twitter is actually pretty cool for topics that have recently been in the news, especially the most shared links. On the other hand, if you search for anything that is not…

You need a tagline explaining what the site is for. "For iPhones Apps" left me wondering, yea but the WTF for iPhone apps? You should help people browse apps more effectively. Lead…

As a corollary to this, I think it's important to understand that only certain types of companies and entrepreneurs benefit from giving out business advice to the entire world. Gen…

I don't disagree with you, but being in the right place at the right time usually means putting yourself out there by constantly searching for opportunities and trying (and failing…

What it helps a lot with are the terms of the deal. If you NEED the money to keep your company afloat investors are going to put the screws to you for a much lower valuation.

The reason that losers are losers is that they don't have the balls to start their own company or seize power within an organization. They are free to attempt those things, but the…

Good link, terrible headline. The link us an interesting video about the benefits of taking a year long sabbatical every seven years, but it doesn't claim that the sabbatical is wh…

This is really a fitting follow up to the top 30 entrepreneurs under 30. Which really should be called the top feel good media stories under 30, because the majority of their compa…