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Thomas Montag, the former head of sales and trading in the Americas at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., called a set of mortgage-linked investments sold by his firm “one shi**y deal,” according to an excerpt from internal e-mails released by Senate lawmakers. Their top priority was a shi**y deal. :)

Looks like General Motors’ deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese automaker will not go through and they may have to shut down the brand. So sad. Not really. They should have let it die several years ago. Last year they couldn’t even sell ten thousand of them. Bye bye Hummer.

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Guy Kawasaki thinks that companies like Nordstrom, Audi, and Nike make the world a better place. His advice: don’t start a business because you think that’s what’s hot. You should study and do what you love, he says. He can’t promise you that the money will come, he does promise that if you start a company simply for the money, you will probably end up miserable.

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Guy Kawasaki shares his thoughts on whether or not to get an MBA. The problem with an MBA he says is that you believe you are being taught how to manage, and he generally thinks it is impossible to learn how to manage in school. The only way to learn how to manage, according to him, is to do it in the real-world.

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Guy Kawasaki’s viewpoint is not one shared by the majority of venture capitalists. Kawasaki sees the best candidates for a successful start-up are young engineers with no business experience.

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Kawasaki explains that hiring infected people is the most important factor. Often, how a person looks on paper means nothing if they are not enthusiastic and ready to work hard. All of the experience in the world means nothing if they are not bitten and infected by the start-up bug. He also tells you how to avoid the bozo explosion, which only leads to layoffs, and how to apply the shopping center test to know if you’re hiring the right person.

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Guy Kawasaki, founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, believes that those companies who set out to make a positive change in the world are the companies that will ultimately be the most successful. He gives examples of the best way to make meaning: increase quality of life, right a wrong, and prevent the end of something good.
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