Monthly Archives: March 2006

Warren Buffet shareholder letters – 1978

I got around to reading another Buffet letter tonight, this one from 1978. It was pretty pedestrian, but the candor of this sentence jumped out at me. Frank DeNardo came with us in the spring of 1978 to straighten out … Continue reading

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America’s Largest Export

Almost exactly two years ago my wife and I were married in New Zealand. We spent two weeks there and, because my wife is a social butterfly, we met a lot of Chinese expats. Of course, we know a lot … Continue reading

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Malcolm Gladwell Quarterback Analogy

Here’s something you don’t expect to see: Malcom Gladwell being interviewed on a sports web site and comparing himself to quarterbacks, particularly one whom I happen to like and who nevertheless breaks my heart every year. To stretch the quarterback … Continue reading

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Smart Move by Google vis a vis China

This is one of those things that’s smart both operationally and from a PR perspective: The company has decided to store search records from the site outside of the country in order to prevent China’s government from being able to access … Continue reading

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Begins: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 at 9:37 PM Ends: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 at 9:37 PM Location: The BrainJam is designed to get people together to share ideas, meet interesting people, explore opportunities and perhaps start new ventures, whether commercial, … Continue reading

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