Monthly Archives: September 2011

Yahoo’s David Rothschild scraps market info from InTrade (and BetFair?), does not cite them, and does not link to them. — [UPDATED]

David Pennock’s little protégé should receive a crash course about citing sources. C’est minable. UPDATE: David Rothschild e-mails me to say he forgot to link to InTrade and BetFair in that story, at publication time, but he added the links … Continue reading

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BetFair is off the 2011 list of the most valuable startups. — [RANKING]

Most Valuable Startups 2011. PREVIOUSLY (CIRCA 2008): The Sporting Exchange (BetFair-TradeFair) ranks #4 in the Silicon Alley Insider’s list of the top 25 digital startups, and is valued at 5 billion US dollars. (Yes, billions.)

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What can an entrepreneur say in an investor meeting that instantly marks them as an amateur? — [QUOTES]

Very good post full of great quotes.

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What sink our economy: Entitlements — [VIDEO]

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BankSimple — [VIDEO]

BankSimple Demo from BankSimple on Vimeo.

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Regulations are crippling businesses. — [VIDEO]

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Sur-excited BHL tries to infiltrate twice the Sarkozy-Cameron photo op in Benghazi, Lybia. — [VIDEO]

He gets expelled each time. I watched the tape many times. Hilarious. … “a man whose intelligence is destroyed by his own ego“. Nicolas Sarkozy, David Cameron and Moustafa Abdel Jalil on September 15, 2001, in Benghazi, Lybia.

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Probability of default — [EUROPE MAP]

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US entrepreneurs pray and meditate more than non-entrepreneurs. — [SURVEY]

Most Americans believe that God has a plan for them. PDF file.

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Bill Still on state banks and monetary reform — [VIDEO]

Bill Still, 13 minutes into:

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