About Me 0008: December 2011

Monday, December 26, 2011

Making Money

It’s no secret that Peter Thiel thinks that the next big bubble facing our economy is not inflating the housing or tech markets, but that of higher education. The former PayPal CEO and early backer of Facebook is well-known for his contrarian views and has more than once publicly criticized higher education for being an overhyped and bloated industry. The entrepreneur-turned-investor has been on a mission to find alternative (and better) ways to motivate, foster, and support young people who want to make a difference.

In May, Thiel, along with his Foundation, put their money where their mouth is, announcing the “20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowship”, a program that offers talented independent thinkers under the age of 20 $100,000 and two years free of school to pursue their entrepreneurial endeavors. The program launched with 24 Thiel Fellows, each of these wiz kids pursuing their own inspiring scientific and technical projects. (You can meet the class here.)

Originally, the Thiel Foundation planned to award only twenty fellowships, but James O’Neill, who heads the Thiel Foundation, said there were so many outstanding candidates among the 400 applications they received that they were compelled to add four more spots.

Six months into the program, and already the progress has been impressive. O’Neill tells us that more than ten of the Fellows have founded companies, and at least one has already launched a product on the market. The progress of the program has been so good, in fact, that the Thiel Foundation has decided to launch a second class in 2012. The program is now accepting applications, with a deadline of December 31st. Candidates must be under 20 years of age until that date.

CrowdStar, a social gaming company that got its start on Facebook, has been steadily pushing into mobile over the last year, with improving results. Today, it’s trying to drive that point home by announcing that its latest game, Social Girl, has reached a million downloads and reached #6 overall on iOS since launching a week ago.

That’s good for the company, sure, but the better news is how its overall mobile efforts have gone to date. I spoke with chief executive Peter Relan earlier today to hear more about it all. He’s one of the most publicly opinionated executives in the social gaming industry. Here’s the latest from on social, mobile, and expansion into Asia.

TechCrunch: So tell me about this year. You started out mostly on Facebook, but now you’re focused elsewhere — even though you still have more than a million daily active users on Facebook [according to AppData].

Peter Relan: We’ve seen a pretty dramatic uptick in mobile social gaming this year, to the extent that 50% of revenues now come from mobile. That’s because we got two big hits: top girl and social girl. To be clear, we’re exiting with 50% of our revenue runway coming from mobile, but not for the calendar year.

Mobile social gaming — free games that monetize through virtual goods — is probably going to make almost $500 million this year.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

How to Making Money

Apple revolutionized the way apps are distributed with the App Store for the iPhone, and later took that model over to the Mac.

Microsoft has an answer: the Windows Store, which ships with Windows 8 next year.

Windows 8 is still at least six months away, but Microsoft is already trying to convince developers to build apps for the Windows 8 "Metro" interface -- the colorful tile-based interface that was designed for touch screens and tablets.

Those apps will be sold only through the Windows Store, just like Apple sells iPad apps only through the App Store.

To get developers on board, Microsoft is offering them more money than Apple, supporting more ways to make money (such as selling subscriptions from within the apps), and making apps more discoverable.

Take a look...

Last week, I was talking to my friend, Landon Rowland. Landon is the kind of guy who knows what is going on in the business world. He's highly respected as a national leader in the industrial space, having run a major railroad. But he's also Chairman Emeritus of Janus Capital, he understands finance like the back of his hand, and he is a major civic leader with a deep knowledge of politics and the regulatory world. Last week, he says to me, "Dylan, no matter who I talk to, no one can give me the total American bank exposure to the Eurozone." Landon knew how much his own bank stood to lose directly if the Eurozone banks couldn't pay their debts, but as to the total risk to our system, no way. He couldn't find out. And it's not because people were keeping secrets, it's probably because no one knows. So the danger is that some random strikes in Greece, a country whose economy is the size of Dallas, could set off a chain reaction destroying the American banking system.

The world's financial system is so tightly linked, so tightly coupled, that semi-random events halfway around the world with zero real economy impact on anything American can still crash our economy. And the links are opaque, so we don't really know who is vulnerable or how to firewall off the real economy from financial speculation.

The root cause is something I've written about in my book, Greedy Bastards: leverage. Leverage means borrowing money and using the proceeds to invest or speculate -- it's a way to multiply gains and losses. Leverage isn't good or bad -- like dynamite, it can be used on construction projects, or as a dangerous weapon. When you buy a house with a mortgage, you're using leverage. When you borrow from your father to go gambling in Las Vegas, that too is a form of leverage. And let's not even get to complex betting instruments used by big banks known as derivatives, because then leverage starts to get dangerous.

Leverage matters on a systemic level because it is the mechanism that links your financial condition to that of your debtors and creditors. You might look solvent, or even wealthy, but if one of your debtors goes under can't pay you back, suddenly you are broke too. And then your own creditors might also be broke, and on up the chain. If enough entities are borrowing and lending enough money to each other, the net effect is that their balance sheets effectively combine into one mega-balance sheet. Since you look wealthy, neither you nor regulators would even know how close to going bankrupt you might actually be. This is why Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke called the subprime crisis "contained" in 2007. He thought, like many officials, that there would be a mild economic disruption due to falling housing prices, but he had no idea that the entire financial system was on the verge of a meltdown. He simply didn't know how interlinked subprime mortgages had become with global bank balance sheets.

When you prudently borrow money to buy a house or build a factory, you are investing in the future using leverage. But when a bank uses fancy complex derivatives through opaque secret deals, a bank is linking its balance sheet to risks it may not understand and to systemic threats regulators can't track. Banks are essentially making money by throwing dynamite into random mine shafts and hoping they dig a gold mine. Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have written credit protection on $5 trillion of global debt, but can't say how much is Eurozone debt. This is why our markets have gone crazy -- last week, the Dow jumped by 400 points in one day, after swooning in November and nearly crashing in August. Asset prices these days reflect guesses about which stick of dynamite will go off, as opposed to doing what markets are supposed to do, which is reflect prudent profit making potential of securities and credit instruments.

When balance sheets are linked across the world, that creates the possibility of a systemic collapse. One day, you're wealthy, the next day, you're insolvent, and so is everyone you know. Secrecy magnifies the problem, because it means that we cannot prepare for shocks. None of this is inherent. If derivatives were put on exchanges with multiple bidders and sellers, at least we could more easily see price movements that indicate risks. As Gretchen Morgensen reported, the financial reform bill passed in 2010, known as Dodd-Frank, actually accomplishes this. Last week, however, Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Republican Congressman Scott Garrett passed a bill in the House Financial Services Committee to gut the main provision forcing a mandatory display of pricing. This kind of bipartisan collusion is increasing risks to our system. Policy-makers like Maloney and Garrett, bought as they are by bankers, are making it worse. They are the reason that neither my friend Landon Rowland nor anyone else can figure out our banks' Eurozone exposure.

The scale of the problem is enormous, but so is the scale of the opportunity. As I write in my upcoming book, there are three paths out of this trap. One, we can hope that the problem goes away, as we've done before when previous shocks (like the East Asian crisis) have hit the financial system. Two, we can prepare for the social unrest coming due to policies that retain this tightly coupled poverty-inducing policy framework. Possible consequences to prepare for include increasing nationalism, a trade war, or even real wars. Or three, we can engage in a Marshall Plan style debt restructuring now, to write down debts to a manageable level. This is the global solution, and hopefully, we'll do it before a cataclysmic event.

I did podcasts with Morgensen on this problem, as well as blogger Yves Smith of Naked Capitalism and financial analyst Chris Whalen. I would give them a listen, because it's clear we're in serious trouble, but also that we have an enormous opportunity in front of us. The volatility we're seeing in our credit and equity markets is an indication that we're heading off the rails. And it's not just a few people carping about the problem -- legendary investor George Soros says the system is on the brink of collapse.

So it's time to grab a hold of this scary problem, and build the society we want.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

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Workplace buildings, making use of their hundreds of square ft regarding carpeted location, present specific challenges for washing installers. Washing organizations must clear carpets and rugs inside office structures within very little moment as possible to avoid disrupting daily functions. In large visitors places, where carpets and rugs are densely soiled, cleaning gets difficult. Therefore, the majority of contractors purchase a industrial carpet cleaner built to offer you superlative, effective washing regarding industrial areas for instance workplace things.

Reduced finish carpet cleaning devices might help you save money in the beginning, but regular complete breakdowns, damage, and bad perform quality will surely cost far more in the long term. These kinds of reduced ability devices are intended for use in the home or even in scaled-down areas. They can not work hr following hour with no split, because business carpet cleaning needs. Additionally, they are not really long lasting sufficient to be able to stand up to the actual corrosive chemical substances and also grime that a business carpet cleaner will be confronted with. Consequently, you ought to look up the particular inventory for a provider that offers industrial carpet cleaner and also select the right item.

Any commercial carpet cleaner has increased stress levels and also heat options as compared to residential equipment, enabling quicker, more efficient cleansing. Several brands associated with business carpet cleaning machines may well attain temperature ranges of up to 210° Farrenheit. They are able to possess strain ranges various up to 500 psi, which can be altered according to the cleansing specifications.

Just about the most important requirements regarding carpet cleaning gear is uninterrupted operation. Consequently, top quality industrial carpet cleaner is actually fixed together with higher capability solution and recuperation tanks. Several machines have answer tanks since huge in ability because seventeen gallons. Also, to avoid the need to quit the machine before the drinking water heats, a couple of heat elements are given instead of a single, which minimizes heating time to around 5 minutes. Many of these floor covering shampooers have got automatic refilling and also getting rid of systems so your agent doesn't wind up wasting productive period filling as well as emptying out there refreshing as well as filthy water.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Points on selecting a appliance repair service Appliance Repair Chicago

Tips on hiring an appliance repair service

1. For almost any selections involving picking a major appliance repair company, receive advice firstly numerous appliance repair companies coming from persons whose views you believe in, just like your own loved ones in addition to pals that have got encounters in selecting appliance repair services before
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2. Take into account if at all much more cost-effective to simply crap the applying for any fresh 1 in comparison with to get it repaired by a skilled. No cost estimates is also given by many appliance repair chicago
online or higher the unit. Doing this, you do not must publication a real support call for a specialist immediately and have incurred expensive fees for just a easy restoration that you could actually carry out by yourself. Now, you possibly can pre-judge no matter whether it is best to restoration or even change the actual bad machine
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3. Yet another aspect that will help you to think about no matter whether it is best to use a specialist appliance repair specialist will be the standard life span associated with an machine. Perform a small investigating online to uncover if the appliance might be way too older and when correcting it will eventually try to be any squander regarding income in addition to time
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4. In some previous types of dishwashers, cleaners, along with refrigerators, many people tend to have a much better quality on the subject of his or her central areas compared to recent low-end products. Globalization provides lead to having a number of small aspects of several home equipment to become manufactured in bulk in numerous locations on earth; this specific brought towards manufacturing connected with low cost, somewhat low-quality internal elements. There are some excellent and incredibly tough old-model devices that could be well worth mending
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5. A simple take action connected with unplugging after that plugging rear an electric appliance can on occasion clear the problem pertaining to small automated does not work properly upon washing machines
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6. When you look for a professional appliance repair specialist ahead more than along with conduct the particular fix for you, you should verify the major search engines intended for appliance repair guides that may summarize the challenge in addition to current common do-it-yourself steps. Online machine manuals are free and will provide you finish details on tips on how to carry out modest vehicle repairs for certain types of equipment
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7. Should you have your knack for it and would rather do techie home vehicle repairs on your own, you should become a professional in addition to put on basic safety spectacles along with steel-toed safety sneakers. Additionally it is wise practice to be able to unplug the appliance primary before you begin unscrewing anything at all. Sharp perimeters can be found on the inside dryers and that means you need to be careful while implementing just one
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Why you should hire a professional appliance repair service?

Hiring an experienced to complete the appliance repair help keep a person through totally wasting your time and efforts tinkering with this ins and outs of the house equipment which you do not understand. Looking to make it better all on your own might give you more damage on your machine. There are numerous affordable appliance repair services getting publicized on the web or even around the phonebook. You are able to always make contact with the best one who can fix whichever malfunctioning kitchen appliance you may have in the home
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A number of home equipment objects that could be a lot more cost-effective to correct than to replace. Microwaves, refrigerators, freezers, ranges, dryers, ranges, and many others. improve each of our day-to-day life; many of us at times possibly uncover ease through the use of them. After they get damaged or maybe cease working effectively, doing away with these people instantly in favor of a fresh one particular might not be fiscally sound. There are a great number of instances wherein your malfunctioning is incredibly slight, in support of a few modest modifications or maybe simple fixes may make that end up being competitive with brand-new yet again
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Specialists which present household restore solutions are available on the internet or on the phonebook, and also many are likely to appear more than or even speak with people for the mobile phone to present free of charge quotations with probable premiums intended for solving a particular residence machine
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What to look for when hiring a professional appliance repair service?

Request via loved ones along with close friends very first intended for advice. Those people whoever opinions you rely on are normally the very best supply of information concerning some other house appliance repair solutions they may have experimented with just before.

If you utilize possibly a great on the web appliance repair forum or maybe a good on the net advert of your commercial appliance repair corporation, then you certainly must be sure who's claims “licensed along with insured” to enable you to make certain you happen to be receiving the solutions coming from a professional that has been through some sort of conventional appliance repair training. The actual company’s point out license also needs to possibly be an occasion you had you'll want to beware of. This license number should be good plus the insurance plan really needs to be up-to-date. In addition, you have to analysis about how precisely precisely extended which appliance repair company has been in organization along with where places the idea works; a business having a large amount of nearby history is frequently additional trustworthy because it go by means of selected lengths to hold it's professional standing in the industry. A different important things to never disregard even though looking for the appliance repair service is actually set up business is actually detailed inside significant world wide web websites such as the yellow-colored websites, Yahoo and google routes, Yahoo community, and so forth. This should be shown anywhere; a very obscure 1 could just be a great novice new venture or a scam. You will need to in addition understand that appliance repair chicago
which in turn market intensely may possibly charge a lot above those people smaller community types that will really rely a smaller amount on promotion yet heavy on the word-of-mouth distributed of their excellent restore products and services.

Once you have finally decided on which usually appliance repair business to travel together with, you could make inquiries pointedly regarding the label with the pc professional who will become arranging a person as well as quickly inquire to get in touch with them initial. At this time, it is strongly recommended that you simply ask this pc professional the length of time she or he has become fixing appliances. Supply the technical assistant information of the dilemma. Provide each of the signs and symptoms so that he or she may consider probable advantages of the applying crash. This technical assistant will likely offer some probable brings about for your appliance difficulties actually prior to they has the opportunity to are available more than to your dwelling. Last but not least, look for a great estimation of the restoration price when you have layed out the situation. An expert tech is definitely willing to provide 1

It’s crucial that you remember that if you are looking for an appliance repair company, make sure to verify their particular reputation. Discover what some other previous clients must say regarding these. Visit: www.aaaasc.com to find out more relating to finding an established appliance repair in Chicago or perhaps search by utilizing appliance repair Chicago. Once you have the site, check out their support locations to determine when they have coverage where your property is positioned. After that contact the amount to your location and schedule a consultation.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Making Money Online Easy

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Friday, December 2, 2011

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