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POPSHow to Run a Meeting Like Google I've so-far been spared the pain of excessive meetings in my work experience, but I've certainly sat through quite a few where the organizer didn't respect the attendee's time. These sound like great guidelines. Visit the page for the full low-down.
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POPSThe Imminent Collapse Of China
Contrary to popular myth, the Chinese have very little common sense when it comes to business. Virtually no Chinese-run company is internationally competitive. What's driving the Chinese economy? Pixie dust: The collective power of 1.3 Billion pairs of hands clapping to keep Tinker Bell alive. The business world is as riddled with corruption, nepotism and waste as the government. Often times, there is no difference at all between state and industry. This will end the same way it did for America in the thirties: with collapse. Investing in companies based only on enthusasim, nationalism, or just excitement and ignorance. (Gee, I'd really like to buy some stocks but I don't know which ones, oh well, let's get these, they have a pretty color, and your cousin works there, doesn't he?) I'll say it on the record right now: stay away from China if you have a business. Do everything you can to insulate yourself, because this is one house of cards that's gonna come tumbling down, and
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POPSCongrats Team Clipmarks, Forbes is here!!!!!!! You've attracted Forbes!!!! Well Forbes guys (and gal) I hope you have a good stay here at Clipmarks and I look forward to your clips! Eric, remember my suggestion on AIM sometime ago for Clipmarks. Looks like they're seeking you, not the other way!
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POPSOh (Big) Brother...this is scary!! A MUST SEE video!! If you care the LEAST about your privacy or our future freedoms you just HAVE to watch this video! Scary, disturbing, frightening are just a few words that come to mind. Sheesh, how can we have let it come to this!! George Orwell could never have imagined it would be this bad.... :o(
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POPSEven the Giants Can Learn to Think Small BACK in the waning days of the 20th century, little start-up companies couldn’t wait to get big. Growth was their entree to the upper echelon, to millions in venture capital and tens of millions more in an initial public offering of stock. Getting big meant taking advantage of economies of scale, putting the company name on a ballpark, creating a global distribution network and hiring the industry’s best to conduct big-picture research.
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POPStough time for music: TOWER RECORDS - OUT OF BUSINESS Tower Records and CBGB - bad news, same weekend...it's like we're taking all the heart and soul out of a heart and soul business (if there really is such a thing) Ibought my first CD at Tower Records-- it was Billy Joel- the double disc greatest hits-- i was probably 9-10-- in '85-'86- don't really remember which one-- but for me, Tower Records had the 'kid in the candy store' effect.
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POPSIt's Good to be a Corporation in US! More than 38,000 foreign corporations had no tax liability in 2005 and 1.2 million U.S. companies paid no income tax, the GAO said. Combined, the companies had $2.5 trillion in sales. About 25 percent of the U.S. corporations not paying corporate taxes were considered large corporations, meaning they had at least $250 million in assets or $50 million in receipts. The GAO said it analyzed data from the Internal Revenue Service, examining samples of corporate returns for the years 1998 through 2005. For 2005, for example, it reviewed 110,003 tax returns from among more than 1.2 million corporations doing business in the U.S. Dorgan and Levin have complained about companies abusing transfer prices -- amounts charged on transactions between companies in a group, such as a parent and subsidiary. In some cases, multinational companies can manipulate transfer prices to shift income from higher to lower tax jurisdictions, cutting their tax liabilities.
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POPS10 Qualities of Highly Effective Leaders Before I started my own business in 1991, I had a lot of different bosses, and most of them couldn't get past #1 on this list. These qualities will also pertain to successful freelancers and consultants.
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POPSThe end of oil - a vision, not a crisis Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the future of energy resources and economy. Another proof that mankind's greatest resource is thinking, innovation and planning.
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POPSHarvard's decision on financial aid puts other colleges in a tough spot
Harvard has pledged that no family making under about $180K will have to pay more than 10% of its income in tuition. This makes other college administrators very nervous, since they can't come close to duplicating that deal, especially without raising tuition for other students. One tuition-payer's advocate says it's a step in the right direction because it "puts pressure" on other institutions to start cutting costs, such as in areas of faculty salaries and "internet services," and adds that schools should operate more like businesses. Sorry for the rant, but that's a crock of shit. Only in America, where everything is supposed to be a saleable commodity, and where education is treated as a consumer product, do people go around saying this kind of crap. Why on earth is "operating like a business" a sensible ideal for a college to aspire to? It's not a fucking business, it's an institution of learning. It's not like a Wal-Mart or a travel agency, okay?
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POPSUnderstanding the "Predator State" Full of thought-provoking analysis of how corporate America gained control of government. Lots to think about here. Looks like a must-blog piece. The clip is only intro to the good stuff.
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POPSPalin office defends charging state for kid travel ""She has the ability to authorize people to travel with her," Glass said. "That's the end of the story." The flight that included the Palin children's friends was among more than two dozen taken by the family on the state plane at a total cost of about $55,000. The family purchased commercial airline tickets when they couldn't get access to that plane, which is used primarily to transport prisoners and law enforcement officials. The plane costs $971 an hour to operate. Bill Tandeske, who served as public safety commissioner from 2003 to 2006 during Gov. Frank Murkowski's administration, said the state plane should be used for official business only, not like a family station wagon"
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POPSBooks that influenced me I recommend these books to anyone interested in starting their own business...particularly one related to technology. Anyone who has already read some or all of them, would love to hear from you.
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