Why web developers have more to learn from Wall Street than Steve Jobs(blog.scoutapp.com)
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Why web developers have more to learn from Wall Street than Steve Jobs
http://blog.scoutapp.com/articles/2010/03/11/why-web-developers-have-more-learn-to-from-wall-street-than-steve-jobs
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A bit of a sensationalist title? There's not even a mention of Steve Jobs in the actual article. How is this article getting promoted to the top of HN?
Indeed, the story at the beginning has little to do with the actual point of the article except in the most general sense, and moreover it baselessly seems to imply Steve Jobs doesn't care about data.
Weak linkbait.
Weak linkbait.
If I was actually able to downvote I would. Completely crap title for the article... "Why web developers have more to learn from Wall Street than Steve Jobs"
also, paulson was one of a long line of people that bet against mortgages (subprime in particular). shorting is very timing dependent and paulson himself almost ran out of money before the crisis hit.
hard to believe any industry would have very much to learn from the street.
hard to believe any industry would have very much to learn from the street.
If the point is that a data-driven approach is more suitable towards "web developers" (in general, or whatever subset the article is referring to) than a visionary approach, then a more appropriate title could be "Why web developers have more to learn from Google than from Apple".
In the end though, it's just a lot of hot air. There are a million ways to make money, and a billion ways not to. You just have to figure out how the particular skill sets you have on-hand can translate to a one-in-a-thousand business model that works.
In the end though, it's just a lot of hot air. There are a million ways to make money, and a billion ways not to. You just have to figure out how the particular skill sets you have on-hand can translate to a one-in-a-thousand business model that works.
I feel for the guy. At least he tried to put a spin on the "argument" that your startup should use metrics to make decisions. We're gonna beat that horse 'til its dead.
Not to mention the article is missing a HUGE part of the story! As in how Paulson was on the ASS END of the stick in regards to these sub-prime-shorts until very late in the game when he started cherry picking trades from Michael Burry...
indeed. seems like author himself didn't learn the lesson he tries to teach.
It's not only linkbait, it's also offensive that anyone would suggest we have anything to learn from Wall St during the current financial crisis we find ourselves in b/c of Wall St.
"It's not only linkbait, it's also offensive that anyone would suggest we have anything to learn from Wall St during the current financial crisis we find ourselves in b/c of Wall St."
Every failure has a lesson. We can learn what not to do in the future (so we don't get into the same mess again).
Every failure has a lesson. We can learn what not to do in the future (so we don't get into the same mess again).
John Paulson is not "Wall Street". He's an individual hedge fund manager who managed to profit from the idiocy of most individuals who comprise "Wall Street".
And, of course, what the others said about the poor choice of title.
And, of course, what the others said about the poor choice of title.