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I agree with the overall premise of the blog. But for many, I believe "being your own boss" is just another way to say you want more control of your destiny and want to capture mor…

It's called humblebragging. Without the millions of people looking to find unique experiences to "humble brag" about Facebook would be very boring and wouldn't be as successful.

I think Facebook home won't be disruptive. There is so much more that goes into marketing and selling consumer products. Home is a good win-win deal for facebook and HTC. Facebook …

Start talking to recruiters to see what opportunities and salary you can get. You can be amazing, but if you can't communicate your value and what you have done then people will un…

I would be curious to read the applications of the people who got in.

It's a classic. I believe the updated version with 50Cent is more relevant today.It's called 50th Law.

I love reading Vice. Truth is stranger than fiction.

I believe your dropbox needs to be secure as your email account because it deals with storing your personal data.So offering 2 factor authentication is a step in the right directio…

It would be hilarious if you could provide internet meme consulting to corporate marketing groups. A lot of the older marketing execs are out of touch with internet culture and cou…

You can thank slave labor for the good life during these times. I am not talking about sweat shops, I'm talking about real slavery. It wasn't uncommon for the military to enslave p…

You can watch this type of behavior in abundance on the show Big Bang Theory.

The stuff you mentioned is common knowledge. Once Facebook finds a way to make use of all that unstructured data that each user creates their targeting will get so much better.

Put some armor on this thing and some sniper detection systems it will map out all the enemies locations who shoot at it or put a soflam on it and it can run through the mountains …

It's true that FB hasn't found a way to convert the time spent on it to revenue the way google has, but facebook will still make a lot of money selling targeted display ads in the …

I doubt Apple will want cash reserves that high. Investors criticize companies that have too much cash and just sit on it, ie microsoft and now apple. The reason is the company sho…

The majority of PCs sold run in the world runs windows. They are pretty much complementary. So the amount of PC sold should be similar to the amount of OS sold. If they are not sim…

There is no need to worry. America knows how to fight conventional enemies and units. It knows how to get air superiority and prevent their enemies from getting it. The US military…

People should try the sensory deprivation tank. It is a really great experience. You'll have to try the tank many times and just let your mind go before you start tripping. The tan…

This guy is definitely correct. Information Awareness Office http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Awareness_Office I am pretty sure something similar to this exists now. The ne…

I love these vintage interviews from back in the day. Can one conclude from this interview that Steve Jobs is an example of a non technical founder or probably the most successful …

I was definitely going to bring up Ali G's ice cream glove the investor reactions were hilarious. At the end one investor was interested in it.

If you think about it most of them have sacrificed so much of their life to be successful they want to prolong their life so they can enjoy spoils of success. Most successful peopl…

I think there is a lot of people who just lurk around and read everything, that is ok, but if you participate in discussion I think you will definitely learn a lot more. Google con…

Here is a good blog about three different marketing strategies and customer types the groupon model attracts http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/12/groupon_is_google_making_a_6...

I think Caius is overreacting. Just tell them politely that you are not interested and that you don't want to be contacted in the future. I have friends that have worked in the rec…