Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category
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The Power of The Dream
“I’m the assistant to the traveling secretary. I’m going on the road trips with them! I’ll be on the plane… I’m working in Yankee Stadium! This is a dream, I’m busting, Jerry, I’m busting!” — George Costanza
I’m excited… like George I’m busting. A friend and I have a business idea that we think simply can’t fail. Like of the best ideas out there, it just fell into our lap. We’ve sat down and crunched the numbers about 30 different ways and each time, it’s profitable… very profitable. Our costs could potentially be low. The value […] -
Lessons From the Microsoft - Yahoo Negotiations
The recently expired merger offer from Microsoft to Yahoo got me thinking about two things: what went wrong and what can we learn from it. On a lot of levels the merger makes a lot of sense. Microsoft needs to ramp up their search capabilities to compete with Google. Acquiring Yahoo would give them a boost in the right direction. There are a lot of other parts to Yahoo’s business that would also help Microsoft’s cause. So why isn’t Microhoo up and battling against Google today?
Corporate Culture Clash
Nearly ten years ago, I worked for an […] -
Chrysler’s $2.99 Gas
Chrysler is touting a new promotion that promises to make $2.99 gas available to Americans who buy a new car from them. The timing couldn’t be better. With gas averaging over $4.00 in my area of San Francisco, I can personally say that I’ve witnessed some concerned people. So is Chrysler’s promotion a good deal?
Chrysler’s 2.99 Gas Offer in Detail
Chrysler is offering a gas credit card. Use the card where you buy gas and your statement will reflect the $2.99 rate (Chrysler pays the difference so the gas station still gets their money). The offer […] -
We Are Only Dancing on This Earth for a Short While
[This particular article is a little lacking on personal finance. Sometimes the personal is more important than the finance - this is one of those days. Please give me the benefit of the doubt for a day or two to bring it back to personal finance.]
A few months back I bought a used iPod Nano off of Craigslist. It’s a first generation 2GB version and it cost me $60. I filled it up with some of my favorite albums and listen to it for a couple of hours a day. A couple of minutes ago, […] -
Is It Better When You “Win” It?
Ebay has been running an interesting campaign over the last couple of weeks. You may have seen a series of “Shop Victoriously” commercials. These show people in competition for some kind of trinket or collector’s item, such as a classic lunch box or an urn. By the end of the commercial one person stands with the item as a trophy. On some commercials the voice over is, “It’s better when you win it.” You can read more about this marketing campaign on Ebay’s website.
For time to time, my wife has come to me saying that […]
