June 2008
22 posts
May 2008
12 posts
Zappos Bribes New Employees to Quit
That’s right, Zappos offers one-week old employees a $1,000 “Quit Now” bonus if they, well, quit. Now. Per this article about 10% of employees take them up on what the company calls “The Offer.” Bill Taylor, co-founder of Fast Company says “Zappos thinks that’s money very well spent, because they’re really trying to build the organization with the creme of the crop…if you’re willing to take the...
$1M bet that gold will trade at $1650 by Jan 2011 →
Old news, but incredible nonetheless. Jim Sinclair, a precious metals specialist, made a wager that gold will trade at $1,650 by the second week of January 2011. It’s currently at $925. At the time of wager it was at $890. He made the bet to demonstrate the conviction he has to his bullish viewpoint on gold. Any takers? Apparently, yes; though I cannot find the details as to whom.
The Guru Scene 2008
The Wall Street Journal’s Guru Scene 2008 ranks the most influential business thinkers based on media mentions, Google hits, and academic citations. The top ten are Gary Hamel - Consultant Thomas L. Friedman - NYT columnist Bill Gates - Microsoft chairman Malcom Gladwell - Author ‘The Tipping Point” Howard Gardner - Harvard professor Philip Kotler - Northwester professor (tie w/ Reich) Robert...
twistori →
is a really interesting social experiment. what did people do before they could express themselves on the internet for strangers to read?
