Comments on: Malcolm Gladwell on Entrepreneurship http://streetcapitalist.com/2010/01/12/malcolm-gladwell-on-entrepreneurship/ Wisdom on such diverse topics as: spin-offs, merger arbitrage, post-bankruptcy equities, global macro commentary and short ideas. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: geristengel http://streetcapitalist.com/2010/01/12/malcolm-gladwell-on-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-4928 geristengel Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:43 +0000 http://streetcapitalist.com/?p=843#comment-4928 Malcolm Gladwell's article in The New Yorker paints an unfair and untrue picture of entrepreneurs and their motives. To read my comments in their entirety go to <a href="http://ventureneer.com/vblog/gladwell-ignores-most-entrepreneurs-make-points-about-few" rel="nofollow">http://ventureneer.com/vblog/gladwell-ignores-m...</a> Malcolm Gladwell's article in The New Yorker paints an unfair and untrue picture of entrepreneurs and their motives. To read my comments in their entirety go to http://ventureneer.com/vblog/gladwell-ignores-m...

]]> By: Jeff http://streetcapitalist.com/2010/01/12/malcolm-gladwell-on-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-4923 Jeff Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:20:40 +0000 http://streetcapitalist.com/?p=843#comment-4923 I went to the bookstore and read this today... As it was a great read, thanks for the heads up!<br><br>One of the things that I found interesting was that he quoted a study that found entrepreneurs were willing to work for a lot less than they could get elsewhere, a fact which, I wasn't surprised over. I was shocked to find out that it would take 2.5x the money for them to derive the same amount of enjoyment. I went to the bookstore and read this today… As it was a great read, thanks for the heads up!

One of the things that I found interesting was that he quoted a study that found entrepreneurs were willing to work for a lot less than they could get elsewhere, a fact which, I wasn't surprised over. I was shocked to find out that it would take 2.5x the money for them to derive the same amount of enjoyment.

]]> By: Tariq http://streetcapitalist.com/2010/01/12/malcolm-gladwell-on-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-4915 Tariq Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:36:16 +0000 http://streetcapitalist.com/?p=843#comment-4915 Thanks Max. Yeah, the article instantly made me think of value investing. If only it was easy to spot those kinds of arbitrage situations! Thanks Max. Yeah, the article instantly made me think of value investing. If only it was easy to spot those kinds of arbitrage situations!

]]> By: Max Olson http://streetcapitalist.com/2010/01/12/malcolm-gladwell-on-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-4914 Max Olson Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:22:34 +0000 http://streetcapitalist.com/?p=843#comment-4914 Tariq,<br><br>Great post! The Gladwell article was probably the best article I've read in a long time. It connects value investing with success in any business venture: "market" arbitrage, downside protection, and creative use of non-recourse leverage. The stories of Andrew Carnegie and Carlos Slim also fit the bill.<br><br>Max Tariq,

Great post! The Gladwell article was probably the best article I've read in a long time. It connects value investing with success in any business venture: “market” arbitrage, downside protection, and creative use of non-recourse leverage. The stories of Andrew Carnegie and Carlos Slim also fit the bill.

Max

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