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Rework

Just finished “Rework” by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson. What a great book! Truly a small treasure in the midst of so many horrible business books. By the way, the authors contribute to a a great blog that I read often and I’d recommend you check it out.

My business philosophy has always been a bit unorthodox, no doubt influenced by my junkyard upbringing. I prefer bread/butter opportunities, not flashy stuff. I like keeping things small and never gave in to “bigger is better”. I hate meetings, strategic plans, outside investors, and 60-hour work weeks. That stuff may be …

Junkyard Management, Random Thoughts,

Too Big to Fail?

A few months back there was a lot of talk about a bank or other company being “too big to fail.”  Along with that talk is a lot of concern about “big government”.

Personally, I think the conversation is a bit shallow. People haven’t fully thought this through, in my humble opinion, which I admit isn’t so humble.

If big is bad….then the logic needs to go the full way.

I’m concerned about companies that are supposedly too big too fail and I have long been a trust buster, as Teddy Roosevelt might have said.  I’m against big government, in …