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CAGR

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:53:24 -0600

A end up calculating CAGR a lot in Excel. Exciting for me.

Here’s the macro-template for idiots I’ve finally found success with:

(last/first)^(1/(LastYear-FirstYear))-1

Have fun!

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"Then they find out its human formed aliens that are really big headed monsters that used all the..."

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:27:57 -0600

“Then they find out its human formed aliens that are really big headed monsters that used all the people in the small village into their snack burgers.”

- Bad Taste (1987) - IMDb

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:03:09 -0600

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Austin commercial classic: Oh, you do know Betty Blackwell?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:10:55 -0600

Austin commercial classic: Oh, you do know Betty Blackwell?:

statesman.com

Doritos, Pepsi and Chrysler have nothing on Austin criminal lawyer Betty Blackwell.
Granted, their big-money Super Bowl commercials reach millions of people and attract big-name celebrities like Clint Eastwood and Elton John. But how…

“Oh, you do know Betty Blackwell?”

MacBook Air with Windows 7 review: the ultrabook to rule them...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:01:23 -0600

MacBook Air with Windows 7 review: the ultrabook to rule them all?
theverge.com

Let’s be honest: The ultrabook phenomenon is by and large Intel’s and the rest of the PC industry’s reaction to Apple’s MacBook Air. Just take a look at a lot of the designs and the features: the influence (and in some places the outrig…

"The blank group knows that it is looking at meaninglessness, and refuses to deal with it."

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:31:18 -0600

“The blank group knows that it is looking at meaninglessness, and refuses to deal with it.”

- Coding Horror: Separating Programming Sheep from Non-Programming Goats

courtenaybird: Facebook Readies IPO Filing - WSJ.com Nice,...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:10:22 -0600

courtenaybird:

Facebook Readies IPO Filing - WSJ.com

Nice, clear and simple chart.

"Customers’ purchase decisions don’t necessarily conform to those of the “average” customer in their..."

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:05:25 -0600

“Customers’ purchase decisions don’t necessarily conform to those of the “average” customer in their demographic; nor do they confine the search for solutions within a product category. Rather, customers just find themselves needing to get things done. When customers find that they need to get a job done, they “hire” products or services to do the job. This means that marketers need to understand the jobs that arise in customers’ lives for which their products might be hired”

- http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2007-spring/48301/finding-the-right-job-for-your-product/?non_mobile=1

Wow, good job arranging all that.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:22:58 -0600

Wow, good job arranging all that.

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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:48:11 -0600

"If the company was to sell off unprofitable divisions, and focus solely on profit, with no..."

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:48:02 -0600

“If the company was to sell off unprofitable divisions, and focus solely on profit, with no in-fighting, then this can be done. But it will need an exceptionally strong man, with a tough no-nonsense vision, who is prepared to sacrifice people and products and do things his way. We’ll see.”

- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/05/sony_hirai/

Thoughts and Observations on a Thirteen-Hour...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:31:03 -0600

Thoughts and Observations on a Thirteen-Hour Flight
thisisnaive.com

Not many, because I was asleep most of the time. Sprawled across four seats, with three pillows to prop up my head, two blankets for insulation and my new old wool and fleece coat to stroke. A half full flight. How do you see it, half full or…

"Dying is huge, it catches up with us like a rolling boulder chasing Indiana Jones, and it makes..."

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:17:39 -0600

“Dying is huge, it catches up with us like a rolling boulder chasing Indiana Jones, and it makes us think vast, urgent thoughts.”

- http://finalbullet.com/2012/02/03/last-regrets-of-the-week/

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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:51:25 -0600

More about hard drives than you ever wanted to know – Back of the Envelope #009

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:08:54 -0600

Hard drives consume a large part of this episode, but it’s a great discussion of how you look at the business of hard drives. We also talk to the integrated vs. modular approach as a frame for iOS vs. XBox.

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Anti-Patterns for Technical Leaders

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:26 -0600

Anti-Patterns for Technical Leaders

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:09:49 -0600

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"It is very hard for middle management to add value"

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:52:37 -0600

“It is very hard for middle management to add value”

- Bryan Cantrill, How to brew better software: The Monki Gras in London

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:47:06 -0600

" As we emerge from the aftermath of the flooding, we are mindful of coming back with a more robust..."

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:41:41 -0600

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As we emerge from the aftermath of the flooding, we are mindful of coming back with a more robust supply chain model that seeks to disperse in-house and supplier risks across geographies and factory locations. This dispersal of volumes across a wider geographical area will contribute to some structural and logistical cost increases which should be recovered from customers in order to maintain the continuing investment required in what is a high-technology and capital intensive business. An unanticipated benefit of our recovery activities is that we are taking advantage of the downtime to improve process efficiencies and cycle-times.

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- Western Digital Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Conference Call

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CAGR

"Then they find out its human formed aliens that are really big headed monsters that used all the..."

(via The New Aesthetic)

Austin commercial classic: Oh, you do know Betty Blackwell?

MacBook Air with Windows 7 review: the ultrabook to rule them...

"The blank group knows that it is looking at meaninglessness, and refuses to deal with it."

courtenaybird: Facebook Readies IPO Filing - WSJ.com Nice,...

"Customers’ purchase decisions don’t necessarily conform to those of the “average” customer in their..."

Wow, good job arranging all that.

Photo

"If the company was to sell off unprofitable divisions, and focus solely on profit, with no..."

Thoughts and Observations on a Thirteen-Hour...

"Dying is huge, it catch­es up with us like a rolling boul­der chas­ing Indi­ana Jones, and it makes..."

Photo

More about hard drives than you ever wanted to know – Back of the Envelope #009

Anti-Patterns for Technical Leaders

(via Why Facebook Clearly Belongs in the 10X Revenue Club...

"It is very hard for middle management to add value"

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" As we emerge from the aftermath of the flooding, we are mindful of coming back with a more robust..."

"Dying is huge, it catches up with us like a rolling boulder chasing Indiana Jones, and it makes..."