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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
3 words to live by: Read, read, readI came across a piece about General Mattis that highlighted his discipline of reading. Here are some points:"Mattis was known to have had a personal library of over 7,000 books, and prompted the study of history for his troops...
3 words to live by: Read, read, readI came across a piece about General Mattis that highlighted his discipline of reading. Here are some points:"Mattis was known to have had a personal library of over 7,000 books, and prompted the study of history for his troops...
Charles Robertson: Africa’s next boom
Via Instapundit and TED: The past decade has seen slow and steady economic growth across the continent of Africa. But economist Charles Robertson has a bold thesis: Africa's about to boom. He talks through a few of the indicators -- from rising education levels to...
The financial sector in 2030
Via Business Insider: …two 2030 growth scenarios. The first is the "continued growth in the wealth management business" that is "driven by independent advisors, online tools and advice companies, and emerging international markets." The financial industry will have...
The financial sector in 2030
Via Business Insider: …two 2030 growth scenarios. The first is the "continued growth in the wealth management business" that is "driven by independent advisors, online tools and advice companies, and emerging international markets." The financial industry will have...
First Bitcoin ATM in Canada
Via Business Insider: The first Bitcoin ATM in the world is believed to launch in Canada next week. According to reports from CBC, Mitchell Demeter, co-founder of Vancouver bitcoin trading company Bitcoiniacs and part-owner of Robocoin, has invested in five such...
First Bitcoin ATM in Canada
Via Business Insider: The first Bitcoin ATM in the world is believed to launch in Canada next week. According to reports from CBC, Mitchell Demeter, co-founder of Vancouver bitcoin trading company Bitcoiniacs and part-owner of Robocoin, has invested in five such...
Twitter And The Real Economy Of Jobs
Via Newgeography.com: With Twitter’s high-profile IPO, the media and much of the pundit class are revisiting one of their favorite themes: the superiority of the brash, young urban tech elite, who don’t need to produce much in the way of profits to be showered with...