Category Archives: Business

Why Facebook is a house of cards

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

“Rich Karlgaard writing Monday at Forbes.com on Facebook’s disappointing IPO: 1. Too late. Facebook’s shares have been dead in the water for the last 12 months. Private investors had already bid up Facebook to a $100 billion value a year … Continue reading →

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NO THEY CAN’T by JOHN STOSSEL

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

…WHY GOVERNMENT FAILS– BUT INDIVIDUALS SUCCEED. This is libertarian John Stossel’s retort to the big government political slogan “Yes We Can”.  It is his latest book for individual freedom of choice and against overbearing government.  Stossel was a consumer reporter … Continue reading →

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Inside Apple by Adam Lashinksky, book review

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

INSIDE APPLE: How America’s Most Admired–And Secretive–Company Really Works, by Adam Lashinsky. Published January 2012 by Business Plus of the Hachette Book Group. At slightly over 200 pages this is a clear, fast, easy read, for which I am always … Continue reading →

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The History of Standard Oil

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

…by Ida M. Tarbell.  The “muckraker”. Book review time.  Commentary actually, a real review would be too much work.  Checklist: Here I sit, laptop in lap.  Check. I’m sipping leftover Lipizzan Port from the Greystone Vineyards in Palidsade, Colorado that … Continue reading →

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