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Carnival of the Capitalists

December 12, 2007

Jay pulled up his shirtsleeves and did this week’s edition of Carnival of the Capitalists himself over at Dispatches from Blogblivion. Of note:

Entrepreneurship

So you’ve got a business idea … Now what?

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve had this conversation with someone, I’d be rich! Steve N. gets right to the point by walking you through the five steps to determine whether or not an idea is viable before proceeding.

Public Relations

The Losing Battle of Arguing With Bloggers

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I’m sorry, but bad PR mishaps just make my day. What’s worse is that the person thought threatening the blogger wouldn’t make the blogger post the threat e-mail as well. How could she not see that one coming?

Ethics

How To Get Your Industry Regulated, in 6 Easy Lessons

Charles H Green makes a strong case for building trust in your industry through transparency in his "what not to do in business" tale. I particularly liked the part where the mortgage industry hid behind "The American Dream" and tossed blame on everyone else in the process.

Management/HR

Why It Pays to Be Hated by Your Team

This post cracked me up because it reminded me of a good friend of mine. (You know who you are, buddy.) You see, my friend is a bit of a tyrant as a boss … but according to this article, that’s okay as long as all of his employees hate him equally, because then they can bond and feel normal in their dislike of him. I guess I should e-mail him now and tell him how he was actually ahead of the curve in his methods for team building by being the thorn in his staff’s paws.

Psychology

Madness of groups

Leon Gettler at Sox First reminds me of why I really prefer to work for myself. It also reminds me of this hilarious graphic regarding the wisdom of individuals vs the consensus from the Creating Passionate Users blog. The short version: Keep thinking for yourself, or the group IQ will see a significant drop.

Lessons of the Square Watermelon

This story sounds odd, but it’s really a great case study to remind us all to never say never, and to think outside the box for new inspiration to solve old problems.

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  1. financial hack on December 13th, 2007 6:42 am

    Thanks for the mention - it’s always greatly appreciated. Nothing like looking to a box for thinking outside the box ;)

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