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DFN: $300M operating loss in Q3 2009, Cash from Ops + Capex = <$1B>, cash on balance sheet @ 9/30/2009 = $1.9B, $3B NEGATIVE equity. Sure there’s tremendous growth / potential, but how much longer can the company afford to grow the market. I just wish it would come to the Bay Area. Clearwire stayed [...]
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NY’s Tavern on the Green restaurant bites the dust NY’s Tavern on the Green, once highest-grossing US restaurant, bites the dust amid recession By Verena Dobnik, Associated Press Writer , On Wednesday December 30, 2009, 6:12 am EST http://finance.yahoo.com/news/NYs-Tavern-on-the-Green-apf-3357993268.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=9&asset=&ccode= NEW YORK (AP) — Tavern on the Green, once America’s highest-grossing restaurant, is singing its culinary [...]
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DFN: This is a question that will make / or break your interview. If you have NO questions, its unlikely you’ll proceed further in the interview. This Glass Door article tees the question up nicely an offers generic, effective ways of think about how to deal with the question. The Scariest Job interview Question Of [...]
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DFN: Pretty interesting to correlate the question with the company, some don’t seem that odd, Top Oddball Interview Questions Of 2009 Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:20 AM PST For anyone who has gone through a job interview lately – or perhaps in the past 40 years – you can expect certain questions like: ‘What are [...]
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Networking Protocol: Unintended Consequences (sometime we just don’t see the impact of our actions). On Saturday, December 26th, the CEO of a NYC based company sent me an email wondering if I knew of anyone that would be interested in a CFO position at his company. Not, me, My second thought, maybe I know people [...]
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DFN: Larry spoke today at Job Connections, lightly attended, very inspirational and informative on how to do better in our job search and in life. Larry will definitely be invited back to Job Connections, and I would encourage you to attend his next presentation. Larry THANK YOU for taking the morning to attend and talk [...]
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DFN: Macabacus has created a set of macros that allows you to expedite the construction of a financial model (FYI, Financial Modeling is my LIFE). I got this lead from the UCLA Anderson Alumni Association, Geoffrey Doempke. Macabacus Macros for Excel http://macabacus.com/excel/macros Macabacus Macros for Excel is a collection of useful keyboard shortcuts and other [...]
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DFN: While online networking is valuable (Yes, but…), its value pales in comparison to in-person networking. Just like some people think submitting applications online is looking for a job (its is, its just not very effective), online networking is the same type of trap. Get out, get infront of people, DO NOT STAY @ HOME, [...]
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DFN: My job search has never been in such dire straits, NOT! FYI, if you have any questions about you search, the process, need someone to bounce ideas off of; send me a comment or an email to doug.neeper@gmail.com, I’ll do my best to help you. Resuscitating your job search By Kate Lorenz on Dec [...]
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DFN: Mary Meeker’s report short version (92 pages), downloand from: . The Mobile Internet Report To receive a printed copy of The Mobile Internet Report, please contact your Morgan Stanley Representative. To purchase a copy, please click here. For other Morgan Stanley Technology Research reports and presentations, please click here. December 2009 http://www.morganstanley.com/institutional/techresearch/mobile_internet_report122009.html Our global [...]
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