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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. One of our core tasks was “market analysis,&# which consistent of: market sizing, market forecasts, competitive analysis and then instructing customers on which direction to take. People throw them around at cocktail parties.

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Esri Wins UAE

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Redland-based geographical information systems (GIS) software maker Esri announced this morning that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), with the national statistics agency for the United Arab Emirates. According to Esri, the MOU came with the UAE's Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA).

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

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When I look at the attributes that I feel are most important in a startup CEO: tenacity, street smarts, the mental flexibility to pivot, resiliency, leadership / inspiration, work ethic, attention to detail, competitiveness, decisiveness and integrity – I think these all fall into the 80% nature territory. Or at least 73.6%

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Please go see “Waiting for Superman.” Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

It’s an important film and the most important topic of our generation if we as a country want to remain competitive in a world that has globalized. I poured myself into planning and I won the class-wide competition. It’s the story of what’s broken with the education system in the US. and villan of the film.

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Livestrong.com Releases Traffic Stats

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media has released traffic statistics for its LIVESTRONG.COM web site, its joint venture with cyclist Lance Armstrong, saying that the site now has more than 4 million monthly visits and over 650,000 registered members. The site, which launched in June, is focused on health, fitness, and related information.

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Interview: Clark Benson of Founder & CEO of Ranker.com - Dicusses Playing Nice With Google

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Semantic technology is important… we can aggregate individual lists into the wisdom of crowd aggregations which are more statistically meaningful than one person’s opinion about a topic.”. Do you see crowd-ranked lists as ultimately competitive or complimentary to traditional and curated search?

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No negative surprises! Be first to warn of shortfalls.

Berkonomics

Not long ago, the board of one of my companies sat through an extended meeting just eight months after receiving a significant eight figure VC cash injection, reviewing income statements, budgets, sales statistics, Internet customer trends, and more. We discussed these with management thoroughly for a total of four hours.

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