You'd Better Not Pout (1)
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Santa’s elves have been out on Queen Street, just east of University Avenue across from the Canadian Opera Company, earmarking eighteen spots on the sidewalk for Sunday’s Santa Claus Parade. We don’t recall seeing this in previous years, and a quick walk along a chunk of the parade route reveals no other reserved spaces. With people customarily arriving a couple of hours ahead of the 12:30 p.m. start time, it’s hard to imagine how this ...
Finishing Touches on a Masterpiece (1)
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We’ll have a more in-depth look later this week at the new and improved Art Gallery of Ontario, which reopens Friday, with three days of free admission, after architect Frank Gehry’s $254-million facelift. But a quick peek during an AGO members’ preview reveals a lot of last-minute construction work going on, and a couple of art installations still in the process of being installed. Visitors today weren’t able to cross the soaring Walker Court or ...
How Obama Became CEO of the USA -- and What It Means for CEOs Everywhere (9)
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It's the morning after one of the most miraculous events in memory, so it seems slightly uninspired to look to yesterday's election for lessons about leadership, competition, and change. But what is a presidential election, ultimately, then a nationwide exercise in leadership, competition, and change? So this morning, still bleary-eyed from a late night of watching concession speeches, victory celebrations, and nonstop punditry from all points on the political spectrum, allow me to offer a ...
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Terence Lo said:
"The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency."
Wisdom of Warren Buffett: On Innovators, Imitators, and Idiots (5)
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I'm not sure who said it first, but I agree with the sentiment: "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste." We're all struggling to make sense of the financial crisis that has spread around the world, to learn some lessons that will guide us as we go forward. One of my worries is that many of us will learn the wrong lessons--specifically, that we will become too conservative and risk-averse, that we will learn ...
Signs of the Times--How Do You Read Them? (6)
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We all know we're navigating uncharted economic waters. But here are a few pieces of data that bring this unprecedented environment into sharp relief--both long-term shifts and short-term shocks. Consider: 1. Back in 1988, media mogul Rupert Murdoch paid $3 billion to acquire TV Guide. A few days, ago, after passing through the hands of several owners, TV Guide was sold to private investors for the price of $1. That's right. . . investors bought ...
Dollars and Sense--Worthwhile Moves for Tough Financial Times (1)
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There may be a shortage of banks willing to make loans and a shortage of investors willing to buy stocks, but there's no shortage of advice on how CEOs and other business leaders should respond to these uncertain times. Silicon Valley's venture capitalists, famous for moving in lockstep with one another, are now busy sending emails and making presentations to their portfolio companies, filled with advice on how to weather the economic storm. Two weeks ...
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Yoav said:
At last, the kind of advice that makes the future look brighter. Great post.
A Geek's Guide to Great Service (1)
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There are two sides to the technology-fueled revolution that shapes how we live and work. There's the miracle of the products themselves, from super-sleek laptops to ultra-cheap digital cameras. Then there's the misery of trying to install those products, connect them, or figure out how to use them in the first place. It is this blend of the miraculous and the miserable that has propelled the rise of Robert Stephens and his colleagues at the ...
Four Reasons Most Startups Fail (And How Yours Can Succeed) (1)
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Last winter, when we all thought the economy had really taken a nosedive, I made the case that bad times could be the best of times to start a company. Well, over the last eight months, economic conditions have gone from bad to worse???but the startup boom shows few signs of slowing down. Want proof? Spend time with Paul Graham, who???s spent the last three years helping young entrepreneurs launch the companies of their dreams. ...
