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  1. Jeremy Palmer Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 8:41 am

    I couldn’t agree more. Reminds me of the BusinessWeek valuation of Digg:

    People in the know say Digg is easily worth $200 million.

    I find that interesting, considering that in the same article they mentioned they are only making 3 million a year in revenue?

  2. Jeremy Palmer Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 6:41 am

    I couldn’t agree more. Reminds me of the BusinessWeek valuation of Digg:

    People in the know say Digg is easily worth $200 million.

    I find that interesting, considering that in the same article they mentioned they are only making 3 million a year in revenue?

  3. Rhianna Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 8:15 pm

    Thanks for the links.

    As with any bubbles luck plays a part with entry but sagacity determines how much $$$ the investor takes at the exit ;-)

  4. Vinny Lingham Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 8:20 pm

    I just read Rich Dad’s Prophecy – scary book, but basically says we’re going to have another (or rather, the biggest) bubble, before it all really goes pop!

  5. Rhianna Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 9:35 pm

    Vinny,

    Do you really think that Rich Dad’s Prophecy is worth buying?

    I jotted down the title & info thinking perhaps I’d search for the book at the Library but after a glimpse of a couple of pages available through Amazon (thanks for the link), the book looks like a “New Age style economics book with a lot of fluffy filler” IMHO. There might be a few tips in the book that are worthwhile and I might still track it down at the library.

    I got a kick out of some of the Amazon reviews (these can be read if one follows your given link).
    H. Buning “harmgb2″ (Texas) said s/he would rather read Suze Orman :D
    There were some other entertaining reviews as well.

    Library Journal refers to Kiyosaki as a “superhot financial writer” without going into much detail as to why Kiyosaki’s book on this topic is so great.

    Read: THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME
    THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE
    THE TULIPOMANIA

    from MEMOIRS OF EXTRAORDINARY POPULAR DELUSIONS
    BY CHARLES MACKAY

    ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext96/ppdel10.txt

    Those memoirs have educational value that rings true to the present day.

  6. Vinny Lingham Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 9:40 pm

    His books are definitely geared at the more financially illiterate, but some of the arguments and conclusions that he presents are very interesting. Overall, there’s probably a few chapters worth reading, and some become really repetitive – but I would definitely say that I would have rather read what he, than to have not.

    He does do a lot of shameless self plugs to his other books and materials – and in terms of investing, he is very conservative – overall though, it’s a nice primer and an easy read for people looking to understand financial economics (sic).

  7. Rhianna Says:
    September 29, 2006 at 1:12 am

    “…some of the arguments and conclusions that he presents are very interesting. Overall, there’s probably a few chapters worth reading …”

    I’ll put that on my list to check out some day …

    Are there any other economic related books you find interesting?
    I studied macro- and micro- back in college.

  8. Rhianna Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 6:15 pm

    Thanks for the links.

    As with any bubbles luck plays a part with entry but sagacity determines how much $$$ the investor takes at the exit ;-)

  9. Vinny Lingham Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 6:20 pm

    I just read Rich Dad’s Prophecy – scary book, but basically says we’re going to have another (or rather, the biggest) bubble, before it all really goes pop!

  10. Rhianna Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 7:35 pm

    Vinny,

    Do you really think that Rich Dad’s Prophecy is worth buying?

    I jotted down the title & info thinking perhaps I’d search for the book at the Library but after a glimpse of a couple of pages available through Amazon (thanks for the link), the book looks like a “New Age style economics book with a lot of fluffy filler” IMHO. There might be a few tips in the book that are worthwhile and I might still track it down at the library.

    I got a kick out of some of the Amazon reviews (these can be read if one follows your given link).
    H. Buning “harmgb2″ (Texas) said s/he would rather read Suze Orman :D
    There were some other entertaining reviews as well.

    Library Journal refers to Kiyosaki as a “superhot financial writer” without going into much detail as to why Kiyosaki’s book on this topic is so great.

    Read: THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME
    THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE
    THE TULIPOMANIA

    from MEMOIRS OF EXTRAORDINARY POPULAR DELUSIONS
    BY CHARLES MACKAY

    ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext96/ppdel10.txt

    Those memoirs have educational value that rings true to the present day.

  11. Vinny Lingham Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 7:40 pm

    His books are definitely geared at the more financially illiterate, but some of the arguments and conclusions that he presents are very interesting. Overall, there’s probably a few chapters worth reading, and some become really repetitive – but I would definitely say that I would have rather read what he, than to have not.

    He does do a lot of shameless self plugs to his other books and materials – and in terms of investing, he is very conservative – overall though, it’s a nice primer and an easy read for people looking to understand financial economics (sic).

  12. Rhianna Says:
    September 28, 2006 at 11:12 pm

    “…some of the arguments and conclusions that he presents are very interesting. Overall, there’s probably a few chapters worth reading …”

    I’ll put that on my list to check out some day …

    Are there any other economic related books you find interesting?
    I studied macro- and micro- back in college.

  13. Rhianna Says:
    September 29, 2006 at 6:47 am

    Here’s a really good link with a “clickable” Table of Contents to
    MEMOIRS OF EXTRAORDINARY POPULAR DELUSIONS
    BY CHARLES MACKAY:

    http://www.econlib.org/library/mackay/macExContents.html

    It’s an enjoyable read (I own the book).

  14. Rhianna Says:
    September 29, 2006 at 4:47 am

    Here’s a really good link with a “clickable” Table of Contents to
    MEMOIRS OF EXTRAORDINARY POPULAR DELUSIONS
    BY CHARLES MACKAY:

    http://www.econlib.org/library/mackay/macExCont...

    It’s an enjoyable read (I own the book).

  15. links Says:
    July 10, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Are there any other economic related books you find interesting?
    I studied macro- and micro- back in college.

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