Saturday, August 30, 2014

Weekend Links

Confessions of a Fat Bastard http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/confessions-fat-bastard-daniel-vaughn-barbecue-editor/page/0/1 …
Morningstar: A force to be reckoned with http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e02d2768-22d2-11e4-8dae-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3Bi8H1DlF …
Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think http://lifehacker.com/taming-the-mammoth-why-you-should-stop-caring-what-oth-1628033209?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+lifehacker/full+(Lifehacker …)
The World Is Squared: Episode 1 – “Switzerland, Country of Joyce” http://crookedtimber.org/2014/08/26/the-world-is-squared-episode-1-switzerland-country-of-joyce/ …
Scientists agree: Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6074177/coffee-naps-caffeine-science …
Internship Programs Analysis: Industries Where Internships Bring the Most New Hires [INTERACTIVE] http://talent.linkedin.com/blog/index.php/2014/08/internship-program-analysis?utm_source=ltsshowcasepage&utm_medium=sponsoredupdate&utm_campaign=internshipprogram_082114&sf4296794=1 …
Interview With Bill Gurley: The Guy Who Backed OpenTable, Yelp, GrubHub, Twitter, Zillow And Uber http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2014/08/26/interview-with-bill-gurley-the-guy-who-backed-opentable-yelp-grubhub-twitter-zillow-and-uber/ …
The Learning Myth: Why I'll Never Tell My Son He's Smart https://www.khanacademy.org/about/blog/post/95208400815/the-learning-myth-why-ill-never-tell-my-son-hes …
The decline and fall of the American university is written in 25-page course syllabi. http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/08/college_course_syllabi_they_re_too_long_and_they_re_a_symbol_of_the_decline.html …
6 THINGS TO DO IN YOUR EARLY 20'S http://www.millennialinvest.com/blog/2014/8/27/6-things-to-do-in-your-early-20s …
46 Incredible Photos You May Not Have Seen Before. #22 Is Unbelievable. http://www.tickld.com/x/46-incredible-photos-you-may-not-have-seen-before …
Burger King-Tim Hortons combo brings 33-year-old CEO Daniel Schwartz to the top http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/26/daniel-schwartz-burger-king-tim-hortons/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&__federated=1&__lsa=7502-672f …
Inside Hermès: Luxury's Secret Empire http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/08/20/inside-hermes-luxury-secret-empire/ …
Writing a Bigger Book http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB50001424127887324616904580108330021565828 …
This is Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyft http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-playbook-for-sabotaging-lyft …
The Matter of Time http://nymag.com/news/features/time-inc-magazines-2014-8/ …
How Norway has avoided the 'curse of oil' http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28882312 …
The story of Elon Musk and GM’s race to build the first mass-market electric car http://qz.com/252990/the-story-of-elon-musk-and-gms-race-to-build-the-first-mass-market-electric-car/ …
What The Original Mad Man David Ogilvy Can Teach Investors http://greenbackd.com/2014/08/25/what-mad-man-david-ogilvy-can-teach-investors/ …