Slipping a tight blazer over his tee-shirt, the entrepreneur bounded onto the stage. He glowed with confidence as he presented the vision for “Qwiki,” his technology start-up: Qwiki would automatically create short videos on search terms like Albert Einstein orLady Gaga. With sight, sound and motion, the search experience would become entertaining…
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Those are my feet you're looking at... They haven’t moved much this weekend: In and out of the pool. A stroll through town to the classy restaurant in the converted farmhouse. A little tapping when I went to hear some live music. And yet, over the course of two days,…
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This is Part 3 of a 3-Part Adventure. To read Parts 1 and 2, start with our post below from July 17. You know how male peacocks flash their bright colors to attract the ladies? A short, tanned guy was walking towards me on Fifth Ave. Stuffed into the chest…
The paperback book came flying at me like a drunk bird. It hit my chest and dropped to my lap. “Read it,” said the short-tempered money manager (and book-thrower) who’d been interviewing me for a job on Wall Street. “Then we’ll talk.” So I read the book. And a few…
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Sweaty palms. Rapid heartbeat. Bulging eyes. Uh oh. Was I having a heart attack? No. After taking a deep breath, I recognized the symptoms. What I had wasn’t dangerous to my health; it was dangerous to my wallet. What I had was greed.Let me rewind the clock a couple of months…
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