...Harbinson is an associate at Scharfstein Weekes (SW), a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto and specialised in Medical instrument industry. Harbinson joined the company 6 months ago and is responsible for covering the $600,000 investment (out of a $100m fund) in Seven Peaks Technologies (SP), a company that has developed an innovative cauterizer used for electro surgery. Jack Brandon, the founder of SP, has developed a new cauterizer that is faster and more reliable than currently available technologies. Its main feature is that it does not stick to tissues during the cauterizing process, contrary to other similar products available in the market. Brandon has invested $65k of his own money in the development of the product before he approached SW to raise capital. The product received good feedback from surgeons and got the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) approval for launch in the market. Nevertheless, the product’s sales have been disappointing. The life duration of the product is too long; consequently there is no opportunity for reordering the product and distributors are not willing to market it as the sales are not recurring. As a result, Brandon wants to develop a new product. He thinks there is a demand for new electrosurgical forceps that would use the same technology used in the cauterizer. The advantage of the forceps market is that surgeons use between 6 and 8 of them in every surgery. Thus the addressable market is much bigger. The product development would...
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...breakfast. Some of the choices that we make are bad, while others are good. As we know, usually, good choices lead to good consequences and bad choices lead to bad consequences. Throughout the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini has demonstrated the consequences of choices that are made through his characters. The first choice that indicates that choices have consequences was when Baba slept with Sanaubar, Ali’s wife. The next choice was when Amir hid his money and watch under Hassan’s bed. And the last, was Amir’s choice of not helping Hassan as he was getting raped. The first choice that leads to a consequence was Baba’s choice of sleeping with Sanaubar, Ali’s wife. After Baba slept with Sanaubar, the result was Hassan. Baba did this because, ``Ali was sterile`` (pg 243). The first reason that this was a bad choice was because; Baba was never able to treat Hassan as his son. Every time Baba tried to show some compassion towards Hassan, Amir would get jealous. For example, when Baba got a plastic surgeon to come over from India to fix Hassan’s harelip for his birthday, Amir got jealous because he thought that Hassan’s scar was the reason of Baba`s attention, “It wasn’t fair. Hassan hadn`t done anything to earn Baba`s affections; he`d just been born with that stupid harelip. `` (pg 50). Another consequence from Baba sleeping with Sanaubar was; Baba, Ali and Rahim Khan had to keep this a secret from Amir and Hassan. Of course, after Amir found this out, he was furious. This is...
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...PHL 212 Professor Christopher Emerson Jun 16, 2010 Economics Solve Dimension In Ethical Dilemma There are a lot of ethical dilemma problems in our society, and need us to give a final comments. By the hard work of finding the results, we find that most of people prefer to solve the problem by using the rules, not moral rules, these are the rules which can keep our society's orders, but we usually forget to use the moral ways to do analysis. We should know that ethical dilemma problems are belong to ethical problems, so we can't drop the trial of using different kinds of sides to see the problems. There are a very old and famous story that almost all the people know in the world --- Adam and Eve. If they followed the rules, they could stay in that heaven world, but if they stole and ate the Forbidden fruit, they could have the happiness of both in spirit and body, and they also could their own children. But if they did this, they also have to face a morality problem. We can treat this problem as a people facing the personal value and social value, which one the person will choose. Everyone knows that the social value is more important, but it is really hard to choose that when we face a big and attractive personal value. In our book, chapter 6, Social Contract, we can know that the ultraism is limited because of people's selfishness, more or less. So the best we can do is choosing the ways to solve problems get as closed as social value, and to accord with social value...
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...Bad Not the Way to Go AMC’s crime and drama show Breaking Bad, by Vince Gilligan was a huge hit that surprised everyone when it became a huge hit when it came to the network in the beginning of the year 2008. Breaking bad was a huge sensation even though the show had a questionable topic, the show included dealing drugs but this topic came about because of the main character Walt need for money and for the sake of their families. This television show featured people of everyday lives that all had the same finance problems that most Americans deal with. In the show there are many times when Jesse and Walt fulfill the goal of ending there financial problems but they lose what was more important than money. In the end, many people fans wonder and think is money really worth losing your family and friends over. Gilligan portrays money as a harsh dirty pleasure that makes people too tempted to resist. The show features two main characters, Walt and Jesse who both have their problems from their past. Walt is a 50 year old high school teacher, who has a wife and kid with an average house, but Walt has cancer and his son has cerebral palsy. Jesse is a 23 year old male with a criminal past who is out of job and making drugs is the only thing that is familiar to him to make a living. In the show Walt decides to join Jesse after he is almost busted for a drug raid by the police but escapes. Walt meets with him and wants to team up with him in making methamphetamine because he is...
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...The Characteristics of a Good Boss as Opposed to a Bad Boss Stacy Giroux COM/155 February 13, 2014 Anne Cox The Characteristics of a Good Boss as Opposed to a Bad Boss In the property preservation field, having the characteristics of a good boss as opposed to a bad boss is very important to the success of the business. Property preservation is a tough field to be in for several reasons. First, the competition is high because, in this economy, there is a high demand for vendors to clean up the foreclosed properties for the banks. Second, there is a fine line between quality and quantity. This is because there are so many foreclosures that the need to get them done quickly is great, but the need to pay attention to detail is of equal value as these properties need to be in tip top condition and ready to hit the market within five days from the day a preservation company receives the first work order. Quality and quantity do not stop there. Once the house is on the market then the property preservation company is to maintain the yard weekly and the interior monthly. The maintenance list can grow very quickly, again making the line between quality and quantity a very fine line. Third, property preservation companies rely on their crews to do a majority of the work. If the crews are trained and their quality of work is up to standard, then everyone makes money, if not it can break a business. In the property preservation field, a good boss handles employee challenges...
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...Breaking bad was written and produced by Vince Gilligan and broadcast from 2008 to 2013. Over these 5 seasons, many blog personal pose the question that Breaking Bad doesn’t examine the extent to which American institutions are failing and the drug problems. That it is deceptive by only exploring Walter White’s (actor) problems rather than the drug problem as a whole, specifically the urban poor. The middle class focus left questioning if it is the greatest series of all time, as popularly reported. The show squarely represents the target audience; forty-something, middle class, good living, conservative, suburban white America in the midst of an economic downturn, where the equilibrium (Todorov) of health and fortunes are pulled away from under them. Walter’s response conforms exactly to the American Dream; he personalises responsibility for other’s (bankers/corporations) actions, looks to himself to seek out opportunity, he becomes the entrepreneur, a manufacturer of a commodity much in demand. The middle class however can relate to the problems as it almost mirrors them. I got thinking and decided this argument really excites me and can write a lot about this argument prompted from breaking bad. The wider drug problem isn’t explored, but it is interesting as there is a lot to argue, in the fact it narrates the story from the middle class perspective. While similar shows, the wire, solely focuses on the underclass being exploited by higher authoritative people in society....
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...240billion euros totaling to a grand 320billion euros. Considering that Germany’s debt to GDP is exceeding 85%, every percent increase hurts. Even if they were not doing poorly, let me explain why they would hesitate to give to Greece And I wouldn’t blame them for not hesitating to give to much money to them. Even if their economy was doing well, this circle of debt is not even mentioning the shady accounting they were doing before the crisis came to light, or the fact that most of the money that is being given to them is going back to the people it owes debts to. Why would they give money to Greece if they are not even benefiting from it. Greece and the Netherlands would actually have kept growing if it were not for the transferring to the euro. (We know this because Sweden and Switzerland continue their growth on a free-floating currency.) So it not only hurts everyone else in the Eurozone, but it’s not actually helping Greece. You’re right that Greece could bring others with it… in fact, it probably would bring others with it… and quite frankly… I think it Should bring others with it. Even before Countries in Europe began to fail, it was obvious to see that the Euro was a bad idea. Out of...
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...involuntary response. If one considers a habit to be undesirable, than it may be labeled as a bad habit. Every person has some sort of bad habit and many people want to break them, but it is a very difficult task for most. People spend so much time and even money trying to break these bad habits, but have little success. In order to break these bad habits, a person needs to work very hard to want to change. Change is not easy. It does take hard work and there is no short cut to achieving it. Nancy Schimelpfenig states that the first step in breaking a bad habit is to look at why you find the action so compelling. Is there some kind of payoff for doing these bad habits? If you think about it though, there are payoffs for everything that you do whether good or bad. In order to start breaking bad habits, you need to realize the payoff of it and think if it is something really worth it, or just some k A final solution to breaking bad habits it to substitute another action in for the habit. Doing so will help to focus more on a good thing rather than a bad thing. For example, if you feel tense from something that has happened, and you need to cool off by performing in your bad habit, go out for a walk or jog to cool off instead. For one, it is healthy and good for you, and you will be progressing on breaking your bad habit. In conclusion, there are many good options to try for breaking a bad habit. Most importantly though, you have to be willing to change, even it is extremely...
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...Aristotle discusses what the greatest good could be. He begins by saying, “Every craft and every investigation, and likewise every action and decision, seems to be aimed at some good.” This means that Aristotle thinks that everyone’s actions in life are directed at something greater, something that they are striving for. I believe this to be a really strong point of the thesis because it seems in life that everything you do, you are aiming for something else. With every decision and action that a person makes, they try to gain a greater self-worth and prosperity. The true meaning that Aristotle hints upon is to achieve greatness and to be the best person that lies in your grasp. Aristotle believes that all good is subordinate to some point. For instance, the end, or good of a student would be the degree; with an inventor it would be the invention. This means that different people have different ideas about what the greatest good is. Today, the saying goes “money is the root of all evil”. This is true in some respects because money has destroyed countless friendships and lives. An example would be people who have had money their entire lives. Wealthy individuals probably think that money is not the greatest good because they are used to be able to have everything that they could want and will never be satisfied with anything because they will always want more. Some examples that Aristotle gives as to what he thinks people to see as the greatest good, or end, are wealth, pleasure...
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...Sherburn. Colonel Sherburn: Sherburn is an old man who is wanted by Boggs to be killed. After Boggs makes up a crowd; Sherburn soon shoots and kills Boggs. Because of this, everyone began to despise his cruelty forming a lynch mob. In the story, he doesn’t know who Huck or Jim is. Buck Harkness: Buck is a son of Col. Grangerford and is a part of an aristocratic family. He accompanies Huck when his family takes him in. Buck treats Huck as if he doesn’t know anything about what he knows such as what feuding means. Although he does treat Huck as a family member by sharing his family traditions. He is soon shot dead by the Shepherdsons after a feud between his sister and another member of the other family. Peter Wilks: he is the leader of the Wilk’s household who died Aunt Sally: Aunt Sally is one of Tom’s aunts and she is married to Silas Phelps. She is sassy and gullible which makes her a typical aunt. She treats kindly to Huck and also to a stranger name Sid. She is also a loving aunt who cares about Tom and Sid when he...
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...Independent films are not as self-explanatory. These movies are made by incredibly small studios with small budgets and often do not get recognized. All of these different aspects will be visited throughout this paper. First off, it is clear that many of these films share similar aspects and it could possibly be the leading reason as to why these movies are successful. Out of the top 25 list, the only movies that did not include animation or an extensive amount of special effects were Titanic and Passion of the Christ (I am not positive about the latter because I have never seen it, but after watching multiple trailers it seems that it has minimal to no special effects). So that means that twenty-three of the highest grossing movies of all time are “altered”. And by this I mean that many elements were added after the movie was actually filmed (ex. In transformers the robots have to be edited in after that particular film is shot). This does not really apply to the...
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...September 2012 I've done several types of work over the years but I don't know another as counterintuitive as startup investing. The two most important things to understand about startup investing, as a business, are (1) that effectively all the returns are concentrated in a few big winners, and (2) that the best ideas look initially like bad ideas. The first rule I knew intellectually, but didn't really grasp till it happened to us. The total value of the companies we've funded is around 10 billion, give or take a few. But just two companies, Dropbox and Airbnb, account for about three quarters of it. In startups, the big winners are big to a degree that violates our expectations about variation. I don't know whether these expectations are innate or learned, but whatever the cause, we are just not prepared for the 1000x variation in outcomes that one finds in startup investing. That yields all sorts of strange consequences. For example, in purely financial terms, there is probably at most one company in each YC batch that will have a significant effect on our returns, and the rest are just a cost of doing business. [1] I haven't really assimilated that fact, partly because it's so counterintuitive, and partly because we're not doing this just for financial reasons; YC would be a pretty lonely place if we only had one company per batch. And yet it's true. To succeed in a domain that violates your intuitions, you need to be able to turn them off the way a pilot...
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...and purpose. The study of mass communication is centered around how messages persuade and affect the behavior and opinion of the person or people receiving the content. Mass communication has become a vital and seamless part of everyday human life. Today’s society is dependent on mass communication —from morning television news to social media feeds and blog posts from personalized advertising messages to branded content sponsored by a specific company. Messages sent by mass communicators help inform the public and often help set agendas and public opinion. Mass communicators help people develop an understanding of social problems and make informed decisions. The general public is dependent on mass communication for information about goods and services available for purchase or use. * Finance is a field closely related to accounting that deals with the allocation of assets and liabilities over time under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Finance also apply and uses the theories of economics at some level. Finance can also be defined as the science of...
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...There are business cycles where room interest and occupancy increment for various years took after by times of overbuilding and retreat that bring about falling occupancy and benefits. An individual hotel normally can't extend its room supply throughout great times nor diminish it throughout the terrible one. Expert General Managers regularly say that hotel directors are not really verified until they have overseen in both good times and bad. Despite the fact that anyone can make a benefit when demand surpasses supply by Matthew Fox, it doesn't take after that lodging has made all the benefit it could have or that the value of its guest service was as high as it ought to be. When Lawrence Wagner took over as GM of The Regal Hotel, his predecessor had been considered one of the real stars of the company. In one year he was able to double the hotel's profitability. He has always maintained this reputation, and it was never more important to him than when the hotel had to face hard times. Bad times follow good, managing a hotel during downturns has both its challenges and rewards. Simply put, the challenge a hotel faces is to get through the bad times with a minimum of financial loss while still remaining viable for the long run. During bad times the importance of attending to details is magnified. Seeing that the housekeeping department is never overstaffed takes on a high priority, controlling food costs becomes an hour-by-hour concern, and justifying capital expenditures becomes...
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...It is rare that a man is ever all good or all bad. This thought plays a vital role in The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Jurgis Rudkus, the main character of the novel, has this particular trait. He is not entirely bad or good and this is known as being ambiguous. The Jungle is largely based on Jurgis and his struggles through life and how he changed to fit the situations as they arrised. He is a kind loving man but as he learns the hardships of his new life he faces his fair share of demons and struggles to remain the caring man he came to America as. Throughout the story, Jurgis is seen as hard-working, honest and proud man which are all desirable traits. In the beginning of the story Jurgis and his family come to America in hopes of getting rich. Jurgis is an honest working man willing to give everything he has to support his family. For...
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