Comments on: Andy Lees’ The Weakest Link http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/andy-lees/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: kena http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/andy-lees/comment-page-1/#comment-206918 kena Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:20:17 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=33877#comment-206918 “Canonical research findings suggest that American entrepreneurs who establish popular online markets for customized education will catalyze the creation of many good jobs in America, and will end the reign of America’s kleptobankers. Some of the researchers: Clayton Christensen, Paul Romer and Paul Krugman.” I don't buy it, our own initiative simply doesn't provide enough energy to get the job done or carry us through the boredom/tedium/pressure of learning a valuable skill. If it did we'd all learn French in our cars. “Canonical research findings suggest that American entrepreneurs who establish popular online markets for customized education will catalyze the creation of many good jobs in America, and will end the reign of America’s kleptobankers. Some of the researchers: Clayton Christensen, Paul Romer and Paul Krugman.”

I don’t buy it, our own initiative simply doesn’t provide enough energy to get the job done or carry us through the boredom/tedium/pressure of learning a valuable skill. If it did we’d all learn French in our cars.

]]> By: aupanner http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/andy-lees/comment-page-1/#comment-201716 aupanner Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:45:29 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=33877#comment-201716 Why aren't more people talking/commenting here about this? This article seems like one of the better, more comprehensive summary of the capital markets for the past 100 years or so. Is there a better one out there? Why aren’t more people talking/commenting here about this? This article seems like one of the better, more comprehensive summary of the capital markets for the past 100 years or so. Is there a better one out there?

]]> By: edupreneur http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/andy-lees/comment-page-1/#comment-198536 edupreneur Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:06:58 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=33877#comment-198536 Lees: "Government policy...should embrace the restructuring that is needed by directing capital into big new projects that will improve productivity." From http://edupreneursvkleptobankers.wordpress.com/ "Canonical research findings suggest that American entrepreneurs who establish popular online markets for customized education will catalyze the creation of many good jobs in America, and will end the reign of America’s kleptobankers. Some of the researchers: Clayton Christensen, Paul Romer and Paul Krugman." From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel: In-Q-Tel of Arlington, Virginia, United States is a not-for-profit venture capital firm that invests in high-tech companies for the sole purpose of keeping the Central Intelligence Agency equipped with the latest in information technology...In 2005 it was said to be funded with about $37 million a year from the CIA." Lees: “Government policy…should embrace the restructuring that is needed by directing capital into big new projects that will improve productivity.”

From http://edupreneursvkleptobankers.wordpress.com/

“Canonical research findings suggest that American entrepreneurs who establish popular online markets for customized education will catalyze the creation of many good jobs in America, and will end the reign of America’s kleptobankers. Some of the researchers: Clayton Christensen, Paul Romer and Paul Krugman.”

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel:

In-Q-Tel of Arlington, Virginia, United States is a not-for-profit venture capital firm that invests in high-tech companies for the sole purpose of keeping the Central Intelligence Agency equipped with the latest in information technology…In 2005 it was said to be funded with about $37 million a year from the CIA.”

]]> By: emmanuel117 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/andy-lees/comment-page-1/#comment-198529 emmanuel117 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:37:48 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=33877#comment-198529 I've only read 15 pages, but I am shocked at the picture he paints. Definitely a must-read. I’ve only read 15 pages, but I am shocked at the picture he paints. Definitely a must-read.

]]> By: rknox http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/andy-lees/comment-page-1/#comment-198429 rknox Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:14:39 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=33877#comment-198429 This is a must read. The world has 100 virtual slaves for each person on the planet - and they are going to leave. The answer is that when they do the world will be able to support the population it had around 1900. WOW! This is a must read.
The world has 100 virtual slaves for each person on the planet – and they are going to leave.
The answer is that when they do the world will be able to support the population it had around 1900.
WOW!

]]> By: 10 Links | The Big Picture http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/andy-lees/comment-page-1/#comment-198303 10 Links | The Big Picture Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:00:29 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=33877#comment-198303 [...] • UBS’ Andy Lees is giving away for free his book on fixing the crisis:  The Credit Crunch – Treating the disease rather than the symptoms [...] [...] • UBS’ Andy Lees is giving away for free his book on fixing the crisis:  The Credit Crunch – Treating the disease rather than the symptoms [...]

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