February 2011
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“Culture, more than rule books, determines how an organization behaves.”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 105]
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“The priority is that all of us continue to zealously guard Berkshire’s...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 104]
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“Come to our Woodstock for Capitalism on April 30th…”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 26]
I WANT TO ATTEND WOODSTOCK FOR CAPITALISM!!!!
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“I’ve told Susan Jacques, Borsheims’ CEO, that I’m still a hotshot salesman. But...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 25]
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“… including the Chinese language edition of Poor Charlie’s Almanack, the...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 24]
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“Remember: Anyone who says money can’t buy happiness simply hasn’t learned where...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 24]
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“You can be highly successful as an investor without having the slightest ability...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 22]
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“Our inability to pinpoint a number doesn’t bother us: We would rather be...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 21]
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“Our goal was to find a 2-year-old Secretariat, not a 10-year-old Seabiscuit....”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 19]
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“The hedge-fund world has witnessed some terrible behavior by general partners...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 19]
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“Last summer, Lou Simpson told me he wished to retire. Since Lou was a mere 74 –...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 18]
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“Time is the friend of the wonderful business.”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 18]
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“These businesses entered the recession strong and will exit it stronger. At...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 14]
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“The other guy is doing it so we must as well” spells trouble in any business”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 11]
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“Cultures self-propagate. Winston Churchill once said, “You shape your houses and...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 8]
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“Our final advantage is the hard-to-duplicate culture that permeates Berkshire....”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 8]
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“Our trust is in people rather than process. A “hire well, manage little” code...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 7]
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“We’re prepared. Our elephant gun has been reloaded, and my trigger finger is...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 7]
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“those entrusted with handling the funds of others should establish performance...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 4]
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“We are not natively smarter than we were when our country was founded nor do we...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 4]
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“No matter how serene today may be, tomorrow is always uncertain. Don’t let that...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg 4]
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“Money will always flow toward opportunity, and there is an abundance of that in...”
– Warren Buffet in his 2010 review letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc [pg3]
celiarowlsonhall asked: hi michael! i am a maker of films and dance spectacles and have a short film screening at sx. im going to the entire festival and want to take full advantage of everything. im curious about your office hours..is this more for interactive media people and not film people??
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celia
“I live in the space between business and spirituality. I live in the place where...”
– Jerry Colonna via brycedotvc
MY SXSW OHOURS →
I’ve set up time slots on OHours for SXSW. If you wanna high five and chat about the future. Sign up!
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Marco.org: Subscriptions and the new In-App... →
Don’t just save this article to instapaper, read it.
It will be the reason Apple changes its policy
Looking to hire a CSS/HTML person
Looking to hire a person who has css/html skills in nyc.
holla if you or someone you know is that person.
michael via aviary.com
“Great songs write themselves. You’re just being led by the nose, or the ears....”
– Keith Richards
There is so much great imagery in this quote:
“being led by the nose”
“ignore intelligence”
“about as original as I”
via newspeedwayboogie
“The arts are not a way of making a living. They are a very human way of making...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country (2005)
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“I don’t want to be the coolest. I want to be the best”
– Daniel Glass of Glassnotes Music
In this great Billboard Cover Story (found via @mattlehrer)
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“So stop listening to your customers and start watching what they do. Actions...”
– Bryce Roberts
As always read the full post
“PT Barnum said so memorably: “Without promotion something terrible happens,” he...”
– via Continuations: Go Ahead, Be (More) Spammy!
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“First come the innovators, who see opportunities that others don’t and champion...”
– Warren Buffett’s 3I’s [Innovators, Imitators, Idiots]
via svn
avarice: Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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“Apps are a fun, profitable, temporary bridge that is training “real people” to...”
– Scott Rafer
