“The only people who are afraid of file sharing are the people whose albums are so dull presentation-wise that nobody cares about owning the actual finished product, and the people who have so little connection to their listeners that said listeners have no reason to care whether the artists they like are getting reimbursed for their efforts.” PeopleLittlesSaidReasonCareArtistEffortWiseProductsConnectionsAlbumsFinishedDullNo ReasonListenersFilesPresentationNobody CaresFile Sharing Author:John Darnielle
“There is no reason products and services could not be swapped directly by consumers and producers through a system of direct exchange – essentially a massive barter economy. All it requires is some commonly used unit of account and adequate computing power to make sure all transactions could be settled immediately. People would pay each other electronically, without the payment being routed through anything that we would currently recognize as a bank. Central banks in their present form would no longer exist – nor would money.” PeopleReasonFormUsedPayEconomyProductsDirectAccountsProducersConsumersNo ReasonMassiveUnitsAdequatePaymentTransactionsComputingCentral Banks Author:Mervyn King
“You can build the most important companies in history with a very simple to describe concept. You can market products in less than 50 characters. There is no reason why you can't build your company the same way. So force yourself to simplify every initiative, every product, every marketing, everything you do. Basically take out that red and start eliminating stuff.” WayImportantReasonCharacterForceStuffSimpleCompanyProductsConceptsRedMarketingReason WhyNo ReasonInitiativeSimplifyEliminating Author:Keith Rabois