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  1. CommonCents

    I'm struggling with this concept

    The issue here is expertise and focus. In being vertically integrated you are running multiple businesses with varying expertise and void of focus. Do one thing and do it well. Success will be yours.
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    Four Loko's rise and fall

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    Quote Originally Posted by CommonCents View Post Justice is expensive. At some point you have to look at do you want to be rich or be right? Yep, everyone generally has to figure out this lesson about justice themselves. I laugh when in conversation with people who talk about some poor...
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    Four Loko's rise and fall

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    Justice is expensive. At some point you have to look at do you want to be rich or be right?
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    Four Loko's rise and fall

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    Fight the FDA? ummm good luck!
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    Getting people to use those little "keychain cards"

    From the article: Facebook does not take a cut from the deals. ouch to all those businesses charging for a cut. My problem is I might turn on my location on my phone or facebook for deal info, but I don't necesarily want my location info public. Those keychain loyalty barcode cards are...
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    Can something as simple as this be FASTLANE?

    Most often, the one common denominator of great ideas are the ones that are simple and make you think "gee, why didn't i think of that?" I assumed it was already done, it was right in front of me. Hidden in plain sight. Speaking of apparel, I dated a good friend of Sara Blakely that...
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    A Groupon clone site? Need your opinions.

    Depending on the revenue structure it may not take too many members to be profitable. I think there is plenty of room for several more. I think I read Crowdcut in the Minneapolis area has about 80,000 members. I do agree that niche sites will be important. Many current deals were heavy...
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    Getting people to use those little "keychain cards"

    The photo QR barcodes for mobile are real interesting as well. I think there will be some great application opportunities with mobile.
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    Dairy Queen Observation

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    Their burgers suck IMHO. Years (decade or two) ago they were awesome, fresh patties on an open flame grill.
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    Moving from Online to Brick and Mortar?

    Reconsider new ideas in your niche, mobile business intelligence/dashboards for restaurant managers/owners to take advantage of your contacts and expertise. Solve some problems for a few thousand customers and make a few million, then open up a restaurant with your play money. Restaurant...
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    Moving from Online to Brick and Mortar?

    I was in food mfg and had thousands of independent and chain restaurants as customers. I'd consider networking with your contacts you have made and doing your first with a partner (they have money and expertise) or pay a successful experienced operator as a consultant to help build out your...
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    Logo design site

    Thanks for the read. Yeah, you'd think the entries would be hidden from other designers until the end of the contest originator chose to publish them. I put an ad on craigslist "creative" section. Will see if I get any responses there and will probably try 99 next.
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    Logo design site

    Thanks! I'll check it out.
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    Logo design site

    Want a logo for a new business. Anyone have links of sites that do logo design bids? Submit my idea and price and have several reply w/ their designs and I pick one? Something like that. thanks!
  15. CommonCents

    What the New Congress Means for Markets?

    Bernanke is at the helm of QE2. QE3, 4, 5 will be setting sail in iceberg riddled waters.
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    Opportunity? BANK OF AMERICA SHUTS DOWN MORTGAGE WHOLESALE DIVISI

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    BOA is probably scaling back due to less demand so not sure what opportunity is left. First cut would be the outside brokers who may be less profitable for BOA as their internal resources can handle the volume. Now, CIT group in factoring screwed up by taking on MBS instead of sticking to...
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    Hyperinflation Coming? Very Very Concerning...

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    It is reported that computerized high frequency trading is anywhere between 40-70% of volume. Huge numbers and is a monster that needs to be dealt with soon. Maybe the market will just keep on keeping on no matter what economic conditions and corporate earnings as computers trade w/ themselves...
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    Hyperinflation Coming? Very Very Concerning...

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    I guess it depends on T&C of variable rate agreement in terms of annual/lifetime caps on rate adjustments.
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    Digg's Hole Getting Deeper

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    Agree FD. Hindsight is 20/20. Things always look so obvious when looking back, how does that happen? ;) If things were the opposite, you bet there would be an article that would have called him stupid for taking the measily 100M offer if it later became 10x as valuable.
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    Hyperinflation Coming? Very Very Concerning...

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    Many dynamic factors at work. Risk/reward decisions. Big banks get the low interest money and turn around and buy treasuries "risk free" (a tough phrase to swallow these days) which enables more government spending that crowds out private enterprise. Demand for loans is low as businesses...

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