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In 1997, I was not sure I was heading in the right direction in life with the "classroom based" education I was experiencing at the time. I was a junior at TCU studying Finance and Marketing, wanted to be an entrepreneur, and after reading "The Making of An American Capitalist" by Roger Lowenstein, the very back-to-basics Warren Buffett became my hero. While I had many great professors that were

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Many of you may have witnessed the 800M men’s Track & Field finals at the Olympic Trials – with the Olympics, hundreds of world class athletes devote their lives to the pursuit and only 3 will go on to represent their country. They may have won every race leading to the trials, but the trials are about how well you do that day on that moment in the finals. The above picture is an amazing photo

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Months before BATMAN and THE JOKER dance, Warner Bros. has rolled out the buzz and it is genius.I Believe In Harvey DentI Believe In Harvey Dent Too (highlight the page and scroll down - it's no "Error")Make a call to 1-866-237-6480, then proceed...The Gotham TimesThe Ha Ha Ha TimesThis is the work of 42 Entertainment of Pasadena, CA.

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By Henny Sender in Dubai Published: December 12 2007 02:00 David Bonderman, co-founder of private equity firm TPG, has added his voice those who have slammed the declining value of the dollar."The US has adopted unbelievably foolish policies," Mr Bonderman said at a private equity conference in Dubai. "We are heading in the direction where we will get to one dollar equalling one yen."Mr Bonderman

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I found a series called "Into The Box" this evening while browsing that I think is a must see for anyone interested in The Big Apple. Check it out at the main site HERE.IntoTheBox is all about peering inside the surreal housing market here in New York City. With approximately 13 million people residing in the New York Metropolitan area — and available housing at an absolute premium — it's no

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This is a great video interview about a very interesting and unique book called "Fast Company" (David M. Gross, 2007). It discusses the turnaround of Ducati from the perspective of the advertising, design, and communications departments. Watch the video, then get the book HERE.

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Read Dan Primack's take on this Kravis / PE sucker punch, amazingly uneducated, overly simplistic, and innaccurate film HERE.Read a more fact based profile of Kravis HERE.Facts on PE:"Frustratingly for the unions, quite a lot of the academic research suggests that private equity is good for employment. The latest study by Nottingham University's Centre for Management Buy-out Research, covering

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Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Gisele Bundchen wants to remain the world's richest model and is insisting that she be paid in almost any currency but the U.S. dollar. Like billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Bill Gross, the Brazilian supermodel, who Forbes magazine says earns more than anyone in her industry, is at the top of a growing list of rich people who have concluded that

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ONE of Ireland's greatest business leaders, Dr Tony Ryan, passed away yesterday after a long illness. Dr Ryan (71) was not only one of the most successful Irish businessmen but was regarded as an inspiration for a generation of Irish business leaders, some of whom he personally mentored. The son of a train driver, Dr Ryan went on to become an executive with Aer Lingus. He

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Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer who takes pictures of landscapes. But not trees, and lakes. He takes pictures of industrial sites and factories.

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His complex in China turns out iPhones and PCs, powering the biggest exporter you've never heard of By JASON DEAN August 11, 2007; Page A1 of The Wall Street Journal - subscribe Shenzhen, China Past a guarded gate on the outskirts of this city sits one of the world's largest factories. In dozens of squat buildings, it churns out gadgets bearing technology's household names -- Apple Inc.

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A new search engine is preparing to launch in the next two weeks (launch will be in mid August) and it is called Spock.com. Their goal... to track the world's six billion people. As of today (pre-launch), they have already tracked 100 million individuals and are adding 1 million per day.Spock.com will be a search engine based strictly around human identities showing each individual's networks

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For the past few months, I have enjoyed the writings of a "bloggist" known as "The Epicurean Dealmaker."How the writer describes himself: "I facilitate, justify, and advise parties to M&A transactions, when I am not advising against them. I have been doing this for almost two decades, mostly at a couple of big banks everyone has heard of and lately at an independent advisory boutique. I am one

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This NPR program is an absolute "must experience" if you wish to hear the "starting from scratch" business stories behind such companies as Glaceau (Vitamin Water), Honest Tea, Virgin, Baby Einstein, Nantucket Nectars, Stonyfield Farm Yogurt, LinkedIn, Boston Beer Company, Applegate Farms, Craigslist, PayPal, Ethos Water and many others.Click HERE or on the above image to get started!

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Khadevis Robinson nails his third National Championship Title in a Row!

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To watch this speech, click on Bill Gates' Image above.

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Regardless of your entrepreneurial endeavors, I think you will learn from this narrative by the founder of LinkedIn. If you use LinkedIn, you absolutely should hear this!Click Here to Listen Now!In this candid entrepreneurial narrative, Reid Hoffman describes his journey from academia to PayPal, to finally founding the professional networking site LinkedIn. Reid suggests that to be a successful

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iChannel

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TCU's John Parker introduced me to a company/website called "Woot.com" this morning and you really must check it out if only for the humor of their marketing.In John's own words, "I just found this website that I find to be absolutely amazing... www.woot.com It's a retail website with an interesting twist--they sell one thing per day. In a moment of weakness I bought a Roomba. I know, I'm crazy

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This week, Howard Schultz, the visionary chairman of Starbucks, put out a memo to executives about his concern of commoditization of the company's cultural experience.If you have read the book, "Pour Your Heart Into It," you will understand that he is trying to protect the definition of the "Third Place." The "Third Place" is that which is your getaway - after home, after work, you have the

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The top 25 high school aged entrepreneurs in the state of Texas were recognized this week for the fifth annual TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The 25 students were narrowed down to five winners and one grand prize winner. The grand prize winner was Austin's Karen Radewald, founder of Um Yeah, Inc. TCU's annual awards program is covered by media across the state, including

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Top universities are posting lectures and other course materials on the web, FREE and open to all. Below are links to get you started... Carpe Diem!Samples:Stanford UniversityMIT's Sloan School of ManagementMIT's Master Course List Including Video LecturesNotre Dame - Lectures, Class Notes, VideosJohns Hopkins - HealthcareAccess The Mother Ship of Content:More than 200 universities around the

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If you want to see what will likely be in future versions of Google search, check out www.SearchMash.com. The site is fully owned by Google and I have found the search results to be more organized and at times, more relevant. If you read the privacy policy / terms of use, you will note that it is indeed Google's site and is currently available for "limited use." Give it a try!

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Whether you are an entrepreneur, manager, student, or simply like to learn about business, check out these sources for FREE audio and video lectures / presentations:Audio Lectures (download to MP3 / iPod)Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders: Leaders from Google , Genentech, Wikia, and many others offer these audio downloads from the halls of Stanford.iTunes: Log onto iTunes podcasts and search the

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For the past five years, I have had the opportunity to proudly serve on the Board of the Neeley Entrepreneurship Program ("NEP") at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. From an undergraduate perspective, NEP is one of the leading entrepreneurship programs in the country today. While it should be assumed that I am biased (TCU grad '98), I have done my homework. I have served as an active advisor

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Rather than repost the story, simply take a look at THIS.

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I think you will find this video stream enjoyable, educational, and eye opening. Take an hour to watch the recent address that Warren Buffett and The Gates' make from the New York Public Library.He also mentions his initial days in the launch of Berkshire... it will certainly be worth your time.WATCH THE VIDEO STREAM BY CLICKING HERE

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It was publicly announced today that Mexico's largest bus compa ny, the Ryan Family and close interests will be launching a new Low Cost Airline down Mexico way called "VivaAeroBus". It is to launch in September 2006 with Boeing 737's. I encourage one and all to fly it and fly it often.Of the numerous LCC efforts across Mexico underway, their approach makes the most sense of all. As publicly

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Looking forward to March. Tune into http://www.christinash.com/ March 13-24, 2006 as we head to South Africa. We will base our trip out of Cape Town.

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While it is a couple of months old, today I reviewed Steve Jobs' latest presentation, the Apple Special Event and product demonstration. I think anyone interested in business... entrepreneurs, investors, C Level Suite... (or those aspiring to be) should review it (1 hour but worth your time). And any students that want tips on how to give a great presentation will learn a few things too.Click

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So it is December 24 (Christmas Eve) and I returned this morning to Texas from Seattle where I woke up each day to a breakfast table view of snow covered Mount Rainier. Christina's family had me up for the holidays and we had a great time (and her mother insured I gained a few pounds). While there was not snow on her front lawn, the view of snow covered Mount Rainier will allow them a White

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Beautiful Washington. Christina and I took this as we descended on Seattle for Thanksgiving.

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Sunset from an island off the Southwest Coast of Florida (Gulf of Mexico) Wednesday Aug 24, 2005 The next day, we took this from the boat as we left the island. The Hurricane was hitting Miami and this was an outer band. Escaping Florida: These were taken from the plane as we departed Fort Myers, FL. How quickly things can change! The much downplayed Tropical Storm Katrina became Hurricane

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'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says Read the speech here.

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USA VS. THE WORLD ...AND "KD" BRINGS IT HOME!2004 Olympian Khadevis "KD" Robinson, a former TCU NCAA National Champion, ran (Saturday April 30, 2005) the final leg on the U.S. men's Olympic development sprint medley relay team that ran a 3:12.10 to win at the Penn Relays beating South Africa and another USA Team (USA Blue). Robinson (Nike) ran a time of 1:45.3 for his 800m bringing USA Red into

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Yahoooo!

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There have been efforts to try and repeal Sarbanes Oxley. My opinion is that any Act that has been rushed in its passage should always be reviewed for improvements, but anything close to a repeal is a bad idea. First, listen to comments (CNBC video feed here) in March of this year (2004) on why it is important to take smaller companies private.The latest complaint against "SARBOX" is that small

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