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Super Crunchers Interview with Ian Ayres
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In this podcast, I talk with Ian Ayres, author of Super Crunchers: How Thinking by Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. The book is a great survey of how analytical tools are allowing us to reach a whole new set of understandings about how the world works. Netflix uses regression to figure out what movie you may like, as eHarmony does the same for mates.
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Super Crunchers - A Story Continued...
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One story line in Super Crunchers is that of Dick Copaken and his secretive company Epagogix. Copaken thinks that neural networks can improve scriptwriting in Hollywood. Most of his clients don't want the world to know what he is doing or that they are paying for it.
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links for 2007-08-25
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No Man's Land >> Inc. Magazine | "Welcome to No Man's Land" "Welcome to No Man's Land. Few firms make it to the other side.
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links for 2007-08-23
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How I Became a Quant>>Finance by the Numbers | The Wall Street Journal Now the term is proudly embraced, as demonstrated by "How I Became a Quant," which collects 25 mini-memoirs of academics who successfully made the jump to Wall Street.
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Reading For Firm Founders
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The Small Business Special Section of Monday's Wall Street Journal featured recommended reading from Nitzan Shaer, entrepreneur-in-residence with IDG Ventures in Boston. The focus of his recommendations was to show entrepreneurs where they might look for inspiration to stay focused and preserve. Here are the books and resources he recommended.
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Ending
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From Robert Townsend's classic book Up The Organization comes this beauty. For those of you that haven't read the book or forgotten it, it has short alphabetical chapters and the chapter called "Killing Things, V. P.
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What Have You Been Reading?
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Happy Monday! Milwaukee is rainy and overcast as it was much of the weekend. The weather is reminiscent of early fall rather than mid-August.
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More of Zook and Others
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I have found some supplemental reading to our recent Unstoppable podcast. Chris Zook (Unstoppable) has been writing a blog for Harvard Business Online. The online site has recruited Bob Sutton (No-Asshole Rule, Hard Facts), Sylvia Ann Hewlett (Off-Ramps and On-Ramps), and Michael Watkins (First 90 Days) among others.
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links for 2007-08-16
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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job>>The Wall Street Journal | Employed and Unhappy In "Three Signs," Mr. Lencioni tackles the question of why so many people are unhappy at work. The issue is a hot one in management-consulting circles, with many companies citing high employee turnover as one of their biggest problems.
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You Can't Win a Fight with Your Client
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Tom Markert, the author of You Can't Win a Fight with Your Boss, yesterday came out with another little book of encouragement and advice, this time for the hard workers who deal with keeping clients satisfied. It's called You Can't Win a Fight with Your Client: & 49 Other Rules for Providing Great Service. Each "rule" is a short entry on how to manage your relationships with clients - large accounts or small.
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