Embrace risk, uncertainty, and freedom directly: antifragile bets, honest exposure, and a refusal to let the state or the crowd make your decisions for you.
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Last week I gave my talk on Agile Banking at Reboot 11. This week I have taken my talk and turned it into a series of blog articles that I will post here once a day. The world is in serious trouble. Recession is hitting most parts of the world. While many people debate the exact reasons for it, most agree that the …
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There have been two related blog posts in the last couple of days :The Cure to Our Economic Problems by Mark Cuban and Amen Brother Cuban by Matt Maroon that I can absolutely sympathise with. True entrepreneurs are so focused on their idea that they will find a way. Mark says: The impact of tax rates on productivity …
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By now many people have heard of Nassim Taleb’s amazing book Black Swan. This book has completely changed the way I think about the world as a whole and startups in particular. I really recommend you read the book as I can’t possibly do it justice myself. However I will give a brief overview here. Hopefully in later …
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It’s easy to get swept into the excitement of the electoral process no matter where you live in the world. In the past couple of months I’ve found myself swept into the excitement for a candidate for the coming US presidential election, who I in reality have very few things to agree with and probably wouldn’t ever …
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I have for a long time without even questioning it, figured it’s best to keep shut about political issues when doing business. As everyone who knows me can attest to I am a very opinionated guy when it comes to politics and economics. While I don’t directly hide that fact on this blog, I don’t necessarily advertise it …
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Talk.org is all about free speech. But after a few bouts of spam attacks and a bit of adolescent sausage fumbling I need to figure out where to draw the line between censorship and spam blocking. Believe me it is a very thin line. Do I search for bad words? If someone wants to talk anonymously about the benefits of …
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Freedom of speech is a very important thing and has been in the news for many reasons recently. Many of us have grown used to it and just think it natural. But Freedom of Speech was something that many people lost their life for. We bloggers depend on this Freedom of Speech and should defend it at all costs. The same …
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I don’t know if I should laugh or cry, but it is just typical really of why there are so few large successfull web based services in Europe. The project, called Quaero, found itself in the spotlight following remarks last week by French President Jacques Chirac in a speech laying out his agenda for France in 2006. “We …
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Just read this cool article Pioneer of the Flat Tax about Mart Laar the first prime minister of an independent Estonia. It reads almost like the story of a typical hard headed young entrepreneur who doesn’t yet know all the reasons why something can’t be done. Imagine a place with no tax accountants, where the annual …
