Monthly Archives: November 2010

Julian Assange: “So, as far as markets are concerned, I’m a libertarian, but I have enough expertise in politics and history to understand that a free market ends up as monopoly unless you force them to be free. WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical.”

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Peter Diamandis – The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself. – [VIDEO]

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Libertarianism = favoring free enterprise over big government. – [VIDEO]

Jeffrey Miron: Milton Friedman:

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Engineering magazine pulverizes Ray Kurzweil into fine particules.

Ray Kurzweil is full of it. His prediction track record is investigated by IEEE Spectrum.

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Zappos’s Tony Hsieh: Building a Formidable Brand – [VIDEO]

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Check the comments on the “Death Spiral” post

The Death Spiral Of The Prediction Market Startups

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The late Jack Valenti did support Larry Lessig’s Creative Commons. – [VIDEO]

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The Death Spiral Of The Prediction Market Startups – [VIDEO]

James Surowiecki, Robin Hanson and Justin Wolfers were the 3 boosters of the prediction markets. It turned out they were dead wrong — prediction markets are not that useful in business. 7:45 into Steve Blank nailed it.

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Peter Thiel on innovation – [VIDEO]

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Peter Thiel on technological progress – [VIDEO]

Just an excerpt, alas.

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