The surest way to get a VC interested is to say that you're not interested in taking VC money.
The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.
Economists who adhere to rational-expectations models of the world will never admit it, but a lot of what happens in markets is driven by pure stupidity - or, rather, inattention, misinformation about fundamentals, and an exaggerated focus on currently circulating stories.
In the longer run and for wide-reaching issues, more creative solutions tend to come from imaginative interdisciplinary collaboration.
It amazes me how people are often more willing to act based on little or no data than to use data that is a challenge to assemble.
Some of the best theorizing comes after collecting data because then you become aware of another reality.
Money management has been a profession involving a lot of fakery - people saying they can beat the market, and they really can't.
The only way to stop Thierry Henry? With a gun!
Things must be felt with the heart.
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half. Advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
In five minutes the earth would be a desert, and you cling to books.