Rob Tsai

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Feb
20th

Sat

As to walking away, I just can’t let go of the fact that, when Blackstone borrows $4 billion to buy Stuy Town and then defaults, everyone says “Well, that’s just business.” But when an ordinary citizen borrows $150,000 to buy a house, he or she is giving his “word” or “promise” or “moral obligation” and, in addition to losing his/her house if he/she breaks the contract, needs to rot in hell.

How do you reconcile that double-standard?

— Henry Blodget commenting on Business Insider article - “Man Bulldozes House Before It Gets Foreclosed”

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Feb
19th

Fri

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JK Rowling’s Harvard commencement speech on the fringe benefits of failure

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Feb
18th

Thu

Social Entrepreneurship

Last night, I joined my friend Elaine and attended Columbia Business School’s Annual Social Enterprise reception, and I was blown away by the energy devoted by people making a difference in this world. It’s humbling to see this energy harnessed for the greater good, and it makes you want to get involved.

Of course, it’s about giving - donations, energy, skills, advocacy and word of mouth.

As I was researching social entrepreneurship organizations, I came across the good work of Echoing Green - and I watched some of the videos of the 2009 fellows.

I found Natalie Bridgeman’s Accountability Counsel particularly inspiring. Her bold idea: Partner with communities harmed by international finance and development projects to hold international institutions and corporations accountable and develop new accountability systems where none exist.

I also enjoyed watching Jane Chen’s talk at Ted…..

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Jane Chen’s moving talk at TED about Embrace’s cost-effective solution to high infant mortality of premature babies.

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Feb
17th

Wed

David Rosenberg says be prepared for heightened and extended volatility

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The Best Apps for Eating In

meghanasha:

jordanreid:

The Huffington Post has officially declared Feb 22-28 “The Week of Eating In.” Inspired by Cathy Erway, author of The Art of Eating In (looking forward to reading this!), the experiment is intended to get those who take the pledge to make good food decisions both for themselves and for the planet.

Check out the above link to learn about some helpful apps for eating in, including the Locavore app (which automatically senses your location and tells you what’s freshest in your part of the country) and The Grocery Gadget (which streamlines the food-shopping process).

Love it!

Great find Jordan! GoodGuide is one of my personal favorites, I’ve been following this company from its launch and really like that they give consumers a vast amount of information on each household product. The GoodGuide application actually allows you to scan the bar codes of over 65,000 products giving you detailed ratings on the health, environmental, and social impact.

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Ten investing lessons from GMO via Zerohedge

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PIMCO buying Brazilian debt

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Feb
16th

Tue

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Advice on Life according to Hugh
via rachelmercer

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Advice on Life according to Hugh

via rachelmercer

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