I've had one good manager of programmers. he basically pushed us all to finish our tasks with timelines that were reasonable and then encouraged us to come up with new ideas for the company and then he's be our political advocate throughout the company for those ideas. It gave his employees a lot of loyalty for him.
Good thing you didn't read the article then. I'm saying kids shouldn't be bored out of their minds learning in a standardized, uniform environment that ends up teaching at the lowest common denominator (not in every case but most cases).
I'm saying give kids the full intellectual terrain of life to learn from. Put them to their own devices instead of the devices of the state and you will be surprised at what they learn.
I was fortunate enough to participate in programs at an early age that emphasized this type of learning and it was amazing how quickly one could learn algebra up to calculus if just given a few weeks of passionate learning instead of rote testing. - James Altucher
Thanks axiom. I felt this was a particularly important one. I don't like how the media operates in terms of scaring the population. But i guess this article had its run. Thanks again.
Actually, I don't view the article as linkbaiting. The stock market fell 20% over the Greece headlines. Now nobody discusses it. And the media just moves on. No apologies. The same thing will happen with this Japan crisis. I view this as much more serious because of the stark fear people have over the world "nuclear". the media and the pundits know this and take advantage of it.
It upsets me that the media can post all of these lies. Sell their headlines, then just move on without an apology to the millions that are currently scared out of their minds.
For the first person who brought up this climate change thread I have a few questions I hope you can answer honestly:
A) did it have to do with the article in question?
B) Did you see the reference to climate change on wikipedia or you have actually read the chapter on it in my book where I feel I present a very balanced view.
thats right. the challenge is to find the right balance of health, money, work, that allows you to focus on the nuances of happiness (emotional health, spiritual health, simplicity, etc) and not constantly be driven with a desire for warning More.
If the company raises money 900 work hours from now at $1 per share and they have 20 million shares then 1% of the company is worth $200,000 then. If he is granted the shares then he has to pay taxes on that (he can get away with a discount to that but he still has to pay taxes of some sort).
Right now the shares are probably worth zero. So if he's granted stock now there are no tax implications.
Vesting means that you get your shares over time. there's several things that can be happening in your deal:
1) you get your shares right away but they are restricted until you put in your 1000 hrs (this might be best because it starts the long-term cap gains clock ticking)
2) you get your shares in 1000 hrs (i dont like this. what if he raises money at a 20mm valuation. you might have a serious tax implication). This is a form of vesting.
3) the 1000 hours happen and then you get your shares over time (vesting) after that
4) all of the above, but you get options instead of shares. Not sure if I like this either but depends.
But all the other things I mention (anti-dilution rights, non-competes, change of control, change of responsibilities, etc) are all very important. you can't do a deal without everything spelled out.
Yeah, go buy a REIT or a housing-related stock. Then you haev all the investment benefits of owning a house EXCEPT
- you don't have to pay extra taxes
- no maintenance
- you can sell any second you want.
So go figure.