Thoughts From My Sherpa

Me and my dogs, Eloise and Angus, waxing on the world from our little sherpa. From sports to music to startups and anything else we find interesting. And my wife, the Sherpa Boss, may express some opinions as well...she's known to do so.

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Articles of the Day

Business Insider: Microsoft might buy Barnes and Noble digital business

Forbes: Peter Thiel backing more students to quit school and start business. Definitely a very interesting idea...in moderation.

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'This is water. This is water.'

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Concrete jungle where dr -- I'M SO TIRED.

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Always some gems on the Verve Remixed series.

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Life-LongLeaner.com | Personal Development, Business Development

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ECB Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low as Recession Lingers

The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a record low as the 17-nation euro region struggles to emerge from recession.

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Rhino’s Dying Breath Signals General’s Return to War

As he watched a white rhino take its final breath after poachers broke its back and hacked off its horn, major general Johan Jooste said he realized that South Africa is facing a war to save the endangered species.

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Is Hedge-Fund Titan Steve Cohen Going Down?

Bethany McLean and Bryan Burrough investigate U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s seven-year look at an insider-trading scandal that has SAC Capital co-founder Steve Cohen at its center.

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An oldie but I never get sick of this song. Just melodic. 

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Articles of the Day (non-Reposted ones)--constantly updated

Business Insider: Why U.S. Companies Are Drooling Over Israel's Amazing Startup Scene

Business Insider: Verizon Prepares To Pay $100 Billion For The Rest Of Verizon Wireless

BBC News: In pictures: World historical sites damaged in conflict

Bloomberg: Italy lef by Letta brings Berlusconi back as winner. Man, Italy is just a mess right now (not like the US isn't...but still).

Financial Times: Unemployment in Spain and France climbs to record levels

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Estimize (Reposted article)

Interesting idea and to think about for use for an unbiased perspective on sell-side analysis. I hope more services such as Estimize spring up and help to weed out the inflated and bs info that's pushed out onto the public. 

Estimize aims to replace sell-side analysts with crowdsourced earnings estimates — and now Gnip is selling its data (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On April 24, 2013You only have to listen to one public company earnings call to understand how wary sell side analysts are of standing up to the companies they cover. Each question posed during any call’s Q&A begins with “First of all, congrats, CEO, on your great quarter, and…

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Articles of the Day (non-Reposted ones)--constantly updated

Bitcoin tidbit: I know it sounds crazy but I think a digital currency isn't as crazy or far off as some may think. 

Ex-Victoria Secret model: Pretty interesting read on her take of her experience in the modeling world. Teaser for her upcoming book.

Killer Startups: Good, quick article on 4 digital payment tools. I believe this is definitely the way of the future and soon enough, people will start using services such as Dwolla, Venmo, Square, etc for payments. 

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Get Taxi (Reposted Article)

GetTaxi announces the G-Car, an Uber-like service for the 99 percent (via Pando Daily)

By Nathaniel Mott On April 24, 2013Few apps scream “I’m a member of the 1 percent” louder than Uber, the black car service that allows anyone with a smartphone, credit card, and a willingness to part with obscene amounts of money for a glorified cab ride. While that’s fine for those who actually…