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Greed is Good

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The most memorable scene has Michael Douglas (aka Gordon Gekko) saying: Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Bookmark the permalink.

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Sell Snowblowers in the Winter, Not Lawn Mowers

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  Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Startups and tagged business cycle , economic cycle , economy , startup. ← Greed is Good Scientists Find Positive Correlation Between Wealth & Rudeness → Comments are closed. Bookmark the permalink.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » How Madoff Made Off

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Chairman of NASDAQ) and could exact great retribution on anyone who crossed him (heck, just read the first page of Markopolos’ letter to the SEC to get a feel for how scared he was of being tagged as the informant). In short, Madoff ran the perfect con that exploited greed, fear and laziness. Bookmark the permalink.

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Farmeron ? Why SaaS for Cows is Incredibly Exciting ? AGILEVC

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NextView is thrilled to have co-led this round along with our friends at SoftTech VC and Farmeron’s existing investors 500 Startups, Seedcamp, and TAG. 15 hours ago davidbeisel: How VC firms die: greed, complacency, and strategy drift. Farmeron announced the closing of its $1.4M seed round today. Previous Entries.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Viridus Launches Green Business News.

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Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Green Business and tagged business , news , RSS , sustainability. ← Members of Congress on Twitter Greed is Good → Comments are closed. Bookmark the permalink.

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