Dangerously Cosmopolitan

Writing better, whining and learning, and reinventing those corporations.
Kurt Vonnegut on Writing Better --
Find a subject you care about
Do not ramble, though
Keep it simple
Have guts to cut
Sound like yourself
Say what you mean
Pity the readers
Should small businesses whine? --
Thank you for your inquiry. To answer your question we are NOT an big company like Amazon we are actually a small company, That is why it does take us a little longer than others.
Anti-Hero of the Day: The Constantly Whining Business Man --
In the end, the always whining business man is probably ignorant and incompetent. It's a matter of honor to stop complaining, otherwise quitting is an option to consider -- for vendors, employees, and ultimately, for the poor man himself.
Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning --
Management guru Peter Drucker noted that companies attracting the best knowledge workers will "secure the single biggest factor for competitive advantage." We and other forward-looking companies put a lot of effort into hiring such people. What are we looking for?
... analytical reasoning.
... communication skills.
... a willingness to experiment.
... team players.
... passion and leadership.
Learning? Try Polyhedral Maps --
Intuitively, distortion in polyhedral maps is greater near vertices and edges, where the polyhedron is farther from the inscribed sphere; also, increasing the number of faces is likely to reduce distortion (after all, a sphere is equivalent to a polyhedron with infinitely many faces).
Corporate re-invention --
How do large tech companies like Dell have to re-invent themselves in order to make the grade? To keep their ever-growing army of customers and shareholders relatively content?
Cosmopolitan cosmopolites. Dangerous freedom. Play it where it lies is just that.
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