“Let’s not bullshit each other —- the most important characteristic of any CEO is to be a moneymaker. It is not particularly dignified to say it that bluntly but you can sugar coat whatever you want and it all comes down to “can you ring the bell?” —
The mighty comment blogger JLM in a comment to this post:
“Patents themselves have become products [today],” said Grove. “They’re instruments of investment traded on a separate market, often by speculators motivated by the highest financial return on their investment” —
Andy Grove
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“The magic age is people born after 1981,” said Sam Altman in a New York Times article. “That’s the cut-off for us where we see a big change in privacy settings and user acceptance.” —
i’ve always said that the dividing line between internet natives and their elder generations is whether or not you had sex or the internet first. this is not far off from that.
People born after 1981 have lower privacy standards, Loopt CEO says - The Hill’s Hillicon Valley
my personal favorite burger from this weekend’s burger bash. a bacon blue cheese burger on a toasted brioche with homemade yellow tomato ketchup and pickles made with a mustard brine. yummmmm.
Gotham Gal: 2010 Hamptons Burger Bloodbath
TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay – Away From Keyboard -
Just funded this project on Kickstarter
i gotta go check this out. will be back in NYC tonight and plan to head up there
Foursquare Takes Over Times Square With A Massive Display Ad
i love this painting of john and yoko at the crow’s nest in montauk
Gotham Gal: a quick trip to montauk