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Robin Hanson’s couple vs. Justin Wolfers’ s couple — [CONTRAST]

- Robin Hanson and his wife maintains 2 separate bank accounts, and his wife is down to Earth. Marriage, despite its lack of clean edges and predictable outcomes, is one of the few institutions he seems to have no interest … Continue reading

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Why Tim Cook left Compaq in 1998 for Apple, even though it made little sense on paper (at the time, Apple was almost broke): He trusted his intuition just after five minutes into his interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who can be very convincing when he hires. – [VIDEO]

Apple COO and acting leader Tim Cook has addressed the Auburn University students at their 2011 commencement. Tim Cook believes in precognition ( ). “Intuition has the potential to direct or redirect you in a way that is best for … Continue reading

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Philippe Kahn: Luck has more importance for your career/startup than skills and hard work.

But here’s the twist: The more you work, the luckier you become.

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CrowdCast wanna hire “kick ass Ruby engineers”.

I saw that on Mat Fogarty’s LinkedIn page. Contact CrowdCast, if you feel your IT ass is “kicking”. [List of their competitors.]

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A stealth prediction market company seeks a CTO.

A stealth prediction market company seeks a CTO. This C-level team member will have considerable freedom to develop an already successful product. You will be compensated via a mix of cash and equity. While we have not revealed the product … Continue reading

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Your LinkedIn group on Prediction Markets now has a job board.

Companies, You are welcome to use it to make your “help wanted” announcements. 333 members —growing every day.

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CrowdCast is hiring like crazy.

CrowdCast Careers: VP Marketing Senior Software Engineer Support Engineer Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts

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Spencer Graham wants to be hired by CrowdCast as an intern.

And so the unshaved Spencer Graham writes up a blog post to pump up his application. Good luck. P.S.: Maybe you should shave. Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts

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How the obsession with InTrade and BetFair’s prediction markets destroyed some careers

It is an untold story on Midas Oracle. There has been a carefully orchestrated plan to keep me out of the loop —so that I don’t report anything to you. I have censored myself so as not to tell you … Continue reading

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Collective forecasting startup CrowdCast is still hiring.

VP of Marketing Crowdcast is the leading provider of enterprise forecasting solutions that aggregate team intelligence to deliver dynamic and accurate forecasts. This is an exciting opportunity to join a venture funded Enterprise 2.0 startup revolutionizing corporate forecasting. Crowdcast has … Continue reading

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