Ben's Place

"Tools like this that allow you to track what’s going on in your social networks and one-step beyond..."

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:30:52 -0600

“Tools like this that allow you to track what’s going on in your social networks and one-step beyond them are really powerful.”

- Social Discovery – What I Love about @plancast

Into the Risk Pool

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:46:22 -0600

Into the Risk Pool

"We see things as we are, not as they are"

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:14:22 -0600

“We see things as we are, not as they are”

- Leo Rosten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"There’s a saying that in China, if you’re one-in-a-million, that means there’s more than a thousand..."

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:39:24 -0600

“There’s a saying that in China, if you’re one-in-a-million, that means there’s more than a thousand people just like you.”

- If You’re Passionate About Something, You Can Make a Living From It Online

"Spontaneous individuals are largely absent from the population."

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:11:53 -0600

“Spontaneous individuals are largely absent from the population.”

- Scientists Make It Official: People Are So Predictable

via i.imgur.com

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:21:40 -0600

via i.imgur.com

Real World GDP Through 2030

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:56:12 -0600

Real World GDP Through 2030

"To my mind probably the single most solid piece of evidence is this: turning 65—i.e., going on..."

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:53:49 -0600

“To my mind probably the single most solid piece of evidence is this: turning 65—i.e., going on Medicare—doesn’t reduce your risk of dying. If lack of insurance leads to death, then that should show up as a discontinuity in the mortality rate around the age of 65. It doesn’t.”

- How many people die from lack of health insurance?

"The trouble with the melanoma detection idea is that you’d spend most of your time dealing with..."

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:46:12 -0600

“The trouble with the melanoma detection idea is that you’d spend most of your time dealing with legal and regulatory crap. That sort of work doesn’t really take advantage of your skills.”

- How Law Shapes the Business Landscape, and a Patent Puzzle

"Geography is just physics slowed down"

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:58:08 -0600

“Geography is just physics slowed down”

- 442 – Distilled Geography: Europe’s Alcohol Belts « Strange Maps

Building a Lean Startup

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:49:00 -0600

Building a Lean Startup:

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The Simplicity Test: A Simple Policy Guide for Job Growth

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:06:00 -0600

The Simplicity Test: A Simple Policy Guide for Job Growth

"Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean the market cares any longer"

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:33:55 -0600

“Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean the market cares any longer”

- SKMurphy » Quotes for Entrepreneurs - January 2010

"the running joke [on raising VC] is that as a first-timer, if you don’t have a prototype don’t..."

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:30:43 -0600

“the running joke [on raising VC] is that as a first-timer, if you don’t have a prototype don’t bother, then if you don’t have traction, don’t bother, then if you don’t have revenue don’t bother, and once you do have revenue – why bother?”

- Two zinger quotes

The Email I Use To Land Top Interviews

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:04:45 -0600

The Email I Use To Land Top Interviews

The social behavior incentive

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:03:41 -0600

The social behavior incentive

Unhappy Hipsters

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:55:41 -0600

Unhappy Hipsters

"Sustainable incomes come from using your talents to create value for others, not from gambling and..."

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:33:15 -0600

“Sustainable incomes come from using your talents to create value for others, not from gambling and playing the numbers.”

- How to Do 500 Times Better than AdSense

Which is more important: politics or technology?

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:34:26 -0600

Which is more important: politics or technology?

"In 2009, the cost of dealing with construction permits in Haiti was about 570% of income per capita."

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:19:35 -0600

“In 2009, the cost of dealing with construction permits in Haiti was about 570% of income per capita.”

- Marginal Revolution: Haiti fact of the day