Archive for July 6th, 2004

The Capitalism of Soccer The Capitalism of Soccer

Slate: “When you look at the business of professional sports — in both Europe and the United States — American sports are virtually all socialistic while the European soccer leagues more closely resemble the entrepreneurial capitalism we Americans fetishize.” via Kottke.

 

Don’t Fear Failure

Jeff Cornwall: “Rob at BusinessPundit suggested a post at The Occupational Adventure about failure. It is worth a look. Failure, or the fear of failure, is what has kept many a potential entrepreneur on the sidelines. Failure is something we all have learned from along the way if we let ourselves take some risks. It [...]

 

Carnival of the Capitalists

This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at pc4Media. Note to host, Peter Caputa: Check the definition of carnival.

 

The Gong Show for Billion-Dollar Dreamers

NY Times: A 33-year-old engineer from Salt Lake City, promoting a company that would mass-produce flying cars with retractable wings, was among the lucky finalists in the “Pitch Tim Draper on Your Billion Dollar Idea” contest, held Wednesday in the offices of the venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Another finalist was a San Jose, [...]