(via wired) It seemed preposterous that an encyclopedia could be written and edited by just anyone. Maybe that’s what Wikipedia really is. Kvaran is a tall and hale 56-year-old with a ruddy face, blue eyes, and blond hair that’s turning white. He calls himself an “art historian without portfolio” but has no formal credentials in [...]
Archive for March, 2005
WikiPedia : Why ? What ? How ?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Good Entrepreneurs are Missionaries
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2005 | 1 Comment »
(via Stanford Graduate School of Business) At a speech to business school graduate, John Doerr a VC of repute with Kleiner Perkins and a former Intel alumni shares some of his pearls of wisdom. Some of the good ones are What makes a great entrepreneur? According to Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr, the best [...]
The best advice I ever got
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
(via Nitin Brahmankar) ‘The Best Advice I Ever Got’: Meg Whitman Be nice, do your best—and most important, keep it in perspective, says the 48-year-old CEO and President of eBay. “Several pieces of advice I’ve gotten in my life have really made a difference. “‘Be nice to people.’ This sounds like a platitude, but I’ll [...]
Cost of Ethics
Posted in Uncategorized on March 1, 2005 | 1 Comment »
(via India Today), Azim Premji quotes “Ethics is an asset not a liability. It may increase transaction time but it reduces transaction cost”