Forget peak oil. What about peak lithium, peak neodymium, and peak phosphorus?
When you really need something, it’s natural to worry about running out of it. Peak oil has been a global preoccupation since the 1970s, and the warnings get louder with each passing year. Environmentalists emphasize the importance of placing limits on consumption of fossil [...]

The defeat of communism 20 years ago was the most liberating moment in history. So why don’t we talk about it more?

The consensus Year of Revolution for most of our lifetimes has been 1968, with its political assassinations, its Parisian protests, and a youth-culture rebellion that the baby boomers [...]

Mint CEO Aaron Patzer on Startups from Techcrunch on Vimeo.
Mint CEO Aaron Patzer talks with entrepreneurs at a JuicePitcher event about the history of his startup, Mint. Vator.tv recorded the video

Web technology is poised to shake universities, the way it rocked newspapers and the music industry—with convenient, cheaper alternatives.

“The economics of traditional schooling are so out of whack that there is an opening for new players,” says Fred Fransen, executive director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education, which helps donors more effectively give [...]

Rethinking the Long Tail Theory: How to Define ‘Hits’ and ‘Niches’

In a working paper titled, “Is Tom Cruise Threatened? Using Netflix Prize Data to Examine the Long Tail of Electronic Commerce,”Wharton Operations and Information Management professor Serguei Netessine and doctoral student Tom F. Tan pull information from the movie rental company Netflix to explore consumer [...]

You have a great idea for a business? You think it’s an unexploited goldmine? Try this test with your idea; if it succeeds you may well be into something. If you fail this test, stop right now, or find another way to solve the situation.
Are you able to solve someone else problem right now? Don’t [...]

J’ai fini 4ième! J’attendais les résultats du site unmondelibre.org avant de diffuser le texte sur mon blog, le voici donc dans son intégralité.
Les états utiles
La pensée de Frédéric Bastiat: quelles leçons pour le monde d’aujourd’hui?

Nous avons réussi
Bastiat a eu un franc succès. Nous avons compris son message. Certains croyaient y voir un sarcasme dénonçant l’état [...]

Yesterday i had the chance to see a presentation about the elevator pitch with investors from Vincent Guyaux. How to say “That’s my company, that’s who we deal with, and that’s how me make money” in two minutes or less. When we’re used to write and read 45+ pages of text to answer these questions, [...]