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"Michael was more likely to break through his attackers with power and strength, while Kobe often..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:19:55 -0400

“Michael was more likely to break through his attackers with power and strength, while Kobe often tries to finesse his way through mass pileups. Michael was stronger, with bigger shoulders and a sturdier frame. He also had large hands that allowed him to control the ball better and make subtle fakes. Jordan was also more naturally inclined to let the game come to him and not overplay his hand, whereas Kobe tends to force the action, especially when the game isn’t going his way. When his shot is off, Kobe will pound away relentlessly until his luck turns. Michael, on the other hand, would shift his attention to defense or passing or setting screens to help the team win the game”

- Phil Jackson points out the differences, as he sees it, between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in an excerpt from his forthcoming book Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. (via nbaoffseason)

"It’s about moments in life that are great but don’t last. They don’t go on, but you always have the..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:35:05 -0400

“It’s about moments in life that are great but don’t last. They don’t go on, but you always have the memory and they have an effect on you. That’s what I was thinking about.”

- Sofia Coppola on Lost In Translation
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nbaoffseason: PROFILIN’: PAT EWING (via upnorthtrips) This...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:24:10 -0400

nbaoffseason:

PROFILIN’: PAT EWING

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This hits close to home. #hoyadestroya

101 Business Models

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:23:16 -0400

judegomila:

Selecting the right business model for your business is crucial. In this post I intend to build on some of the work of Fred Wilson and others in the exploration of web and mobile revenue models. I propose there are two major classes to revenue models: trade methods and trade objects. A trade method would be for example, “licensing”, whereas, a trade object would be the “data”. Here is a fairly exhaustive list, extended from the original collaboration on hackpad. It is fairly interesting to be aware of all the possible combinations of trade methods and objects as it can help predict new startups or guide your own business model choice.Trade methods:

Advertising

Normal ads

Display Ads - e.g. Yahoo!

Search Ads - e.g. Google

Text Ads - e.g. Google

Video Ads - e.g. Hulu

Audio Ads - e.g. Pandora

Paid content links - e.g. Outbrain

Email Ads - as done by Yahoo, MSN

Classifieds - e.g. Craiglist

Featured listings - e.g. Yelp, Super Pages;

Recruitment Ads - e.g. LinkedIn

Promoted Content - e.g. Twitter, Tumblr

Lead Generation - e.g. MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc

Affiliate Fees - e.g. Amazon Affiliate Program

Ad Retargeting - e.g. Criteo/perfectaudience

Real-time Intent Ad Delivery

Location-based offers - ex/ Foursquare

Sponsorships / Site Takeovers - e.g. Pandora

Commerce

Retailing - e.g. Zappos

Marketplace - e.g. Etsy

Crowdsourced Marketplace - e.g. Threadless

Excess Capacity Markets - Uber, AirBnB

Vertically Integrated Commerce - e.g. Warby Parker

Aggregator - e.g. Lastminute.com

Flash Sales: Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee

Group buying - e.g. Groupon

Digital goods / downloads - e.g. iTunes

Virtual goods - e.g. Zynga

Training - e.g. Cloudera (??), -> Coursera

Pay what you want - e.g. Radiohead

Commission - e.g. SharesPost

Commission per order - e.g. Seamless, GrubHub

Auction - e.g. eBay

Reverse Auction - ex Priceline

Barter for services e.g. SwapRight

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Donald Knuth on biology and computer science (1993)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:28:56 -0400

There’s millions and millions of unsolved problems. Biology is so digital, and incredibly complicated, but incredibly useful. The trouble with biology is that, if you have to work as a biologist, it’s boring. Your experiments take you three years and then, one night, the electricity goes off and all the things die! You start over. In computers we can create our own worlds. Biologists deserve a lot of credit for being able to slug it through.

It is hard for me to say confidently that, after fifty more years of explosive growth of computer science, there will still be a lot of fascinating unsolved problems at peoples’ fingertips, that it won’t be pretty much working on refinements of well-explored things. Maybe all of the simple stuff and the really great stuff has been discovered. It may not be true, but I can’t predict an unending growth. I can’t be as confident about computer science as I can about biology. Biology easily has 500 years of exciting problems to work on, it’s at that level.

nbaoffseason: J.R. Smith’s high school yearbook quote: “Get...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:23:13 -0400

nbaoffseason:

J.R. Smith’s high school yearbook quote: “Get chicks or die trying”

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The Gong Show: Unintended Consequence of Debt Notes: Inflated Liquidation Preferences

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:50:02 -0400

The Gong Show: Unintended Consequence of Debt Notes: Inflated Liquidation Preferences:

thegongshow:

Frequently seed stage founders ask me my opinion of whether or not they should use a capped debt note structure or an equity structure to finance their company. I strongly believe equity is the right answer, and I have a reserve of 4-5 different reasons why I think equity structure is better for…

.@vineapp hits the zeitgeist. cc @dhof – View on Path.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:07:18 -0400

.@vineapp hits the zeitgeist. cc @dhof – View on Path.

As Web Search Goes Mobile, Competitors Chip at Google’s Lead - NYTimes.com

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:00:05 -0400

As Web Search Goes Mobile, Competitors Chip at Google’s Lead - NYTimes.com:

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"Anyone who tells you their rules for a happy marriage doesn’t have one."

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:48:20 -0400

“Anyone who tells you their rules for a happy marriage doesn’t have one.”

- Remember Charles Darwin’s timelessly delightful list of the pros and cons of marriage? Adam Gopnik analyzes it for the BBC. (via explore-blog)

http://m.rollingstone.com/entry/view/id/36758/pn/all/p/0/?KSID=709374a028e759970f11596706201e44

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:16:34 -0400

http://m.rollingstone.com/entry/view/id/36758/pn/all/p/0/?KSID=709374a028e759970f11596706201e44:

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reuters: Pinterest shoppers spend $170 per session on average,...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:15:07 -0500

reuters:

Pinterest shoppers spend $170 per session on average, significantly more than Facebook ($95) or Twitter ($70), according to a Pew research.

Why startups will disrupt commercial real estate…eventually | Taking Up Space

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:22:45 -0500

Why startups will disrupt commercial real estate…eventually | Taking Up Space:

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'30 Rock,' race, and identity politics - Grantland

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:02:27 -0500

'30 Rock,' race, and identity politics - Grantland:

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One More Reason Why the Rajon Rondo Injury is the Worst - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:06:07 -0500

One More Reason Why the Rajon Rondo Injury is the Worst - The Triangle Blog - Grantland:

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parislemon: nevver: Google Street View, Goodfellas Perhaps...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:26:43 -0500

parislemon:

nevver:

Google Street View, Goodfellas

Perhaps the greatest thing ever.

http://m.gurufocus.com/news_read.php?id=125252

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:14:06 -0500

http://m.gurufocus.com/news_read.php?id=125252:

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Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bully

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:14:52 -0500

Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bully:

lessig:

(Some will say this is not the time. I disagree. This is the time when every mixed emotion needs to find voice.)

Since his arresting the early morning of January 11, 2011 — two years to the day before Aaron Swartz ended his life — I have known more about the events that began this…

The Sports Guy make his divisional playoffs picks - Grantland

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:04:48 -0500

The Sports Guy make his divisional playoffs picks - Grantland:

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Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:32:22 -0500