Comments on: Ran-dumb-ness http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/ Ideas about travel and everything else, collected while traveling the world Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:53:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Traveling Hypothesis » Exceptional Steve Jobs http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/comment-page-1/#comment-25781 Traveling Hypothesis » Exceptional Steve Jobs Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:16:19 +0000 http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/#comment-25781 [...] written about the CEO club or more than one occasion. The CEO club is my name for the concept that we give extra credit to CEOs [...] [...] written about the CEO club or more than one occasion. The CEO club is my name for the concept that we give extra credit to CEOs [...]

]]> By: Traveling Hypothesis » New member in the CEO club http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/comment-page-1/#comment-19491 Traveling Hypothesis » New member in the CEO club Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:13:59 +0000 http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/#comment-19491 [...] in this review of Nassim Talib’s Fooled by Randomness I mentioned the CEO [...] [...] in this review of Nassim Talib’s Fooled by Randomness I mentioned the CEO [...]

]]> By: dan http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 dan Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:13:55 +0000 http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/#comment-1263 I will have to put this book on my reading list. This reminds me of when I have felt "smart" for buying a stock that paid off well later. I should have just felt fortunate, because I've used the same logic to buy others, that have lost me money, and then felt like an idiot. "Oh I should have known better," I would tell myself. Silly. I do think it is human nature to find patterns in the randomness. Speaking of silly, was I that record collecting friend? Either way, yes it was silly back then! I will have to put this book on my reading list. This reminds me of when I have felt “smart” for buying a stock that paid off well later. I should have just felt fortunate, because I’ve used the same logic to buy others, that have lost me money, and then felt like an idiot. “Oh I should have known better,” I would tell myself. Silly. I do think it is human nature to find patterns in the randomness. Speaking of silly, was I that record collecting friend? Either way, yes it was silly back then!

]]> By: erin http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 erin Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:32:18 +0000 http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/#comment-1063 your example is a great one. i just left a large company with a brilliant ceo. he was an innovator who brought in a great team (some of whom are still there), but the problems and the company were just too big for him to turn it all around in the time frame provided. so often, the other side is true though. the so-so ceo with a great product that just can't go wrong. and they keep getting the big bucks. your example is a great one. i just left a large company with a brilliant ceo. he was an innovator who brought in a great team (some of whom are still there), but the problems and the company were just too big for him to turn it all around in the time frame provided.

so often, the other side is true though. the so-so ceo with a great product that just can’t go wrong. and they keep getting the big bucks.

]]> By: RjZ http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 RjZ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:29:36 +0000 http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/#comment-1037 Actually had to put that in there with you in mind. No, really. Actually had to put that in there with you in mind. No, really.

]]> By: Mike http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Mike Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:26:09 +0000 http://rjz.verminbrewing.com/2007/07/09/ran-dumb-ness/#comment-1036 You just had to include a caveat about companies needing to be bigger then you and your beer swilling buddies, didn’t you. I was reading this thing feeling all puffed up about my future prospects and then bam, you take it all away. Fake companies need love too! Or um, something like that. You just had to include a caveat about companies needing to be bigger then you and your beer swilling buddies, didn’t you. I was reading this thing feeling all puffed up about my future prospects and then bam, you take it all away. Fake companies need love too! Or um, something like that.

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