Currently on Netflix there is a documentary/ reality series called Wallstreet Warriors. The program features the quick stories of Wall Street personalities from Hedge Fund Managers to Day Traders. In watching the 2-disc series there are two things that were interesting…
1) “SPAM,” emails related to buying a stock, do influence Micro/Small Cap markets on Wall Street. Remember those emails you sometimes get that have in the subject line: “follow up,” and then you accidentally click it and its a “stock buy recommendation.” A Hedge Fund started by a 19 year-old in his freshman year of college invests in the “unsophisticated investors,” market supposedly turning $13,000.00 into an after tax net of $1,500,000.00 not bad.
2) Raising money for “your,” Hedge Fund is done roughly in the same way as raising money for your start-up. A) you meet with people who have money B) you tell them why the way you invest is better than everyone else. C) if they like you…you get the money.
In summary not a bad series to watch.
Last month PopCap Games from Seattle, WA released a computer game called Peggle. In case you did not know PopCap is the company that developed BeJeweled. Anyways here are the reasons Peggle is ooO
- Quick Game Play
- Fantastic Colors
- Cheap at $19 or so
- Sound effects rock
- Need to play on at least a 22” LCD
- Great Characters
- Addicting
- Movement of Ball
- Like Pinball but…for the 21st Century
Recently (May 8, 2007) Bill Gates gave a speech to its top 1,000 advertising clients/people at Microsoft’s Strategic Account Summit. In the “lecture,” Bill Gates describes the paperless office for the billionth time (no pun intended). However below are 5 points made by Brier Dudley’s blog via the Seattle Times “Bill Gates on paperless media.”
1. Print is still a superior format. It doesn’t require electricity to read print media. A hard copy of a newspaper or magazine is always on, it never needs to be recharged and it’s more resistant to impact and transport than any digital reading device now or on the horizon.
2. The “green” advantages of digital vs. print are overstated. Sure it takes trees to make paper, but print media is reusable and recyclable. It also takes a lot of wood fiber and soy ink to match the ecological impact of producing and powering mobile computers that need to be replaced every three to five years.
3. Connectivity isn’t an issue with print. In the physical world, it’s still easier to share and discuss printed media. The only connectivity required is the passing of a document from one person to the next. It’s a universal format that requires no investment in hardware and infrastructure to consume.
4. The tactile experience of print hasn’t been duplicated digitally. For a long time coming, there will be people willing to pay for printed media. It may become a more limited, premium product, but that doesn’t mean it will go away. People still go to the movie theater, even though movies are available online. People also pay for premium products that offer a superior experience — why doesn’t the media industry emphasize the special qualities of their media, instead of being cowed by Tablet PCs and online analytics?
5. The privacy value of print is understated. This is huge.
Behind Every Successful Visionary is a Team w/ a 20/20 Vision
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MONEY
— seriously think about any question and this is the answer…
