In terms of getting free publicity, I like the recent example of Anthony Bourdain
who made the smart more to get his imprint's book banned on Twitter.
Mercedes - Benz,
who make the smart, wouldn't be silly enough to make a car that was dangerous would they?
They're retailers
who make smart business decisions.
And
those who make the smart moves above will be rewarded most of all.
Heroics are great when it comes to paying down consumer debt, but let's also get inspired by
those who made smart choices right from the beginning.
The good news is, people
who make smart mistakes rarely make excuses.
And the highest rewards will go to
those who make the smartest, safest, most responsible choices.
Not exact matches
Even
smart and successful entrepreneurs
make hiring mistakes, but you can improve your odds by listening to the advice of those
who have been there and done it.
And when we collectively move on, the people
who create a lot of the content touting this technology never take a moment to reflect on our collective obsession with technology and whether any of it is actually
making human beings happier, healthier,
smarter, or better off.
But an even bigger concern, and a much greater exposure for our entire economy, relates to the efforts we're
making to upskill our existing workforce — especially the folks in their 40s and 50s —
who basically lack the digital
smarts needed to be valued contributors to their businesses in the next few years.
Smart people know that we achieve our best life when we take time to look honestly at
who we are and where we are and then
make a change.
Smart entrepreneurs are hungry for advice from those
who have gone before them, because they realize that by asking the right questions they might avoid
making the same mistakes.
If Bitcoin, in its evolution, acquires more compelling utility —
making cross-border payments cheap and fast, for example, or enabling «
smart» contracts that encode business relationships and automatically disburse payments — those
who own stakes in the finite currency could find other would - be users, possibly even deep - pocketed corporations, clamoring to buy from them.
One CEO put it bluntly: «Shareholders should be
smarter than to believe that it is one man or woman at the helm
who makes or breaks a company.»
As beneficial as these sensors are, however, they can
make smart cities vulnerable to hackers — malicious actors
who can create devices that endanger public services.
Entrepreneurs
who have this information at hand tend to
make smarter, data - based decisions.
Moleskine's latest
Smart Pen line is
making it easier for people
who love putting pen to paper to also have all the ease of digitization.
And while you might think you have nothing in common with Brian, think again: he took over the family business from his father (
who took over from his father, the legendary Bill France, Sr.), needs to balance the needs of current customers while
making smart changes to his product, must constantly work to build better relationships with partners, and must constantly revamp digital and social offerings and strategies to communicate with customers the way they want to engage.
A fabulously useful Quora thread responding to a questioner
who wanted to know «What podcast has
made you
smarter?»
There are a lot of very
smart, very capable people,
who I respect, saying we're in a content bubble [and] there's way too much content being
made right now for what's economically feasible.
Unlike tech companies,
who are
making speakers
smart and connected by integrating assistants, Sonos relied on a locked down app ecosystem and inter-speaker connectivity to stand out.
They know how to
make smart decisions, and we all know when that isn't the case — the «dumb» boss
who makes random decisions without thinking is not someone
who can retain employees.
Wong is the kind of young guy
who's so
smart and self - confident, he
makes you say «huh.»
Today, with instant low price search, ordering via
smart phones and unfiltered online reviews everywhere, the advantage has shifted to companies
who can
make the whole customer experience positive.
The
smart set has turned out to be publishers
who bet that the generation that expects everything for free online would pay top dollar to learn how to
make dinner special.
Adds Etrit, 28,
who was COO of Detroit - based
smart building technology company Hepta Systems before leaving recently to co-found Kodelabs, a software development and real estate technology start - up, with Edi: «From an economic standpoint, immigrants only
make this country better, because different minds think differently, and that's what
makes this country amazing.
If you're afraid that asking for help will
make you appear incompetent, don't be: Research shows that those
who seek advice are usually perceived as
smarter than those
who don't.
He was a
smart entrepreneur, but he
made the tragic mistake of getting business capital at an early stage from investors
who were impatient to earn an above - market return on their investment.
Jordan,
who was previously the president of PayPal and OpenTable, argues OfferUp stands out because it has «
smart growth,» and the path to
making money could be paved with gold.
Mobile access can mean a variety of things in these days of tablets and
smart phones, but for someone
who wants to be able to access their live chat almost any time and from any location with Internet access, the best option is Website Alive, which at $ 29.95 a month for the first two operators also
makes sound financial sense.
«Go to find the
smartest people
who disagree with you the most to stress test your thinking, to learn,» Dalio told CNBC
Make It adding: «If they disagree, then the conversation in that disagreement will be enlightening.
«We offer a modern, tech - enabled approach to primary care that combines people - centered design,
smart application of technology and a team of talented providers
who have the time and tools necessary to
make smarter decisions,» Lee told me.
An eighth - grade dropout
who spends less than he earns is
smarter than a college professor
who can't
make ends meet, according to Robert Kiyosaki.
As you grow your business, realize that you will hire really
smart people
who make mistakes, and hire not so
smart people
who have great successes.
So
make yours competitive and attractive, using high - demand products at
smart prices to draw in customers
who may purchase additional products and services.
For example, the gal
who makes fun of herself for being a nerd when she really wants to draw attention to the fact that she's
smart or the guy
who makes fun of himself for having a strict diet when he really wants you to know how healthy and fit he is.
«It
makes us farm
smarter,» says Stacy Shurman,
who uses Agri - Trend software to track every action and consequence on her Alberta farm.
(Barron's) • In Search of the Perfect Recession Indicator (Philosophical Economics) • A Fireside Chat With Charlie Munger (MoneyBeat) • Complexity theory and financial regulation (Science) • Five Pieces of Conventional Wisdom That
Make Smart Investors Look Dumb (CFA Institute) • This Lawyer Is Hollywood's Complete Divorce Solution (Bloomberg) • Curiosity update, sols 1218 - 1249: Digging in the sand at Mar's Bagnold Dunes (Planetary Society) • The Plot to Take Down a Fox News Analyst (NYT) • Ask the aged:
Who better to answer questions about the purpose of life than someone who has been living theirs for a long ti
Who better to answer questions about the purpose of life than someone
who has been living theirs for a long ti
who has been living theirs for a long time?
And this «science of
making machines
smart» (Paul's favorite definition, which comes from Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind) is beginning to open possibilities for B2B marketers
who want to increase efficiency, boost performance, and create a competitive advantage.
For Amazon Echo owners
who have been hoping to
make their Alexa - powered
smart speakers function as traditional radio alarm clocks, here's some good news.
I've learned that the ones
who are the most
smart aren't going to
make it.
Many of the headline speakers from the previous conference will be there, including Tim Draper and Lyn Ulbricht, as well as dozens of other «
smart money» investors
who couldn't
make it last time, including Randi Zuckerberg (Founder & CEO of Zuckerberg Media & Early Facebook executive), Mark Yusko (billionaire hedge fund manager and Wall Street money man), Nick Spanos (founder of Blockchain Technologies Corp and featured in the Netflix Banking on Bitcoin movie), David Hirsch (enforcement attorney from the SEC), and Gary Leland, from CryptoCousins.
Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive
who led the design teams on the iPod and iPhone, recently started a company called Nest, which
makes a beautifully designed
smart thermostat for the home.
by John Nofsinger A professor of finance, Nofsinger investigates into the behaviors, psychology influence investors, providing a complete summary on
making smart investing decisions for those,
who are keen to start their own business.
I've here this before from the millennial SoCal transplants
who come to the SF Bay becuase they think surroundign themselves with «
smart» people and tech companies will
make them the next Mark Zuckerberg.
Abacus consists of a team of multi-disciplinary experts, including Certified Financial Planners, attorneys, CPAs, and Chartered Financial Analysts,
who work collaboratively to serve its clients in
making smart financial decisions.
Let's
make no doubt about it that the problem starts with all the idiots (i think they are probably
smart, because now they aren't having to pay since everyone else is paying for them)
who signed the dotted line.
Getting back to the 80 20 rule, the
smartest people in online marketing are not those
who can implement the full 100 % of everything that can be done to
make cash online.
But most people
who spend $ 2,500,000 have enough
smarts to
make sure they hold operating profits at least flat to reach their base case payback period.
There is no question that fortunes were
made by
smart investors
who played this strategy last year.