You may not know who Jason Calacanis is, but if you have a blog or write professionally he’s kind of a big deal. Jason was one of the early internet tech writers way back in the 90’s with his Silicon Alley Reporter magazine and then started one the two mammoth blogging empires with Weblogs Inc. [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Career’
August 15, 2008
Tiger Woods to Become First Billionaire Athlete
According to Forbes Tiger looks set to become a billionaire by 2011. Here are some stats.
Total earnings–$1 billion by 2010.
Minus taxes and Management fees–about $450 million.
Investment returns–about 8%.
Annual earnings (2007)–$115 million. (He will rake in about $90 million in endorsement contracts this year alone. Over the course of his career, he’s earned more than [...]
June 24, 2008
Marc Ecko on The Big Idea
I really respect what Marc Ecko has been able to accomplish as a businessman and creative. He has a few thoughts on creativity on The Big Idea blog.
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June 8, 2008
Pritzker Prize Winners Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Renzo Piano – Charlie Rose
May 28, 2008
Jay-Z Inc.
Corporate Takeover has an in depth look at the rise of rapper Jay-Z. It’s definitely a must read for anyone interested in Jay or the music business.
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May 21, 2008
Jonathan Ive on Design
If you love good design or simply Apple’s design aesthetic then this is a good read.
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May 20, 2008
Turn $451 a Month Into a Million Bucks
Even though I tend to blog about consumerist behavior, its important to have money set aside for those golden years.
If you’re 30 years old, you need to set aside $448 per month for next 35 years to become a millionaire — if you earn a reasonable 8% annualized return in a retirement account.
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May 8, 2008
Women: What Recession?
It seems that men so far are the biggest losers as we slide into a recession.
From last November through this April, American women aged 20 and up gained nearly 300,000 jobs, according to the household survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). At the same time, American men lost nearly 700,000 jobs. You might [...]
May 1, 2008
The best advice I ever got
25 top individuals from business, politics remark on the best advice they ever received.
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