Comments on: Do You Really Know Bill Gates? The Myth of Entrepreneur as Risk-Taker http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/09/13/bill-gates-risk-taker/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: average electric bill, average electricity bill http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/09/13/bill-gates-risk-taker/comment-page-1/#comment-114011 average electric bill, average electricity bill Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:12:18 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2164#comment-114011 Definitely imagine that that you stated. Your favorite reason appeared to be at the web the easiest thing to take into account of. I say to you, I certainly get irked even as other folks think about worries that they just do not know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the highest and defined out the entire thing without having side effect , other people could take a signal. Will likely be back to get more. Thank you Definitely imagine that that you stated. Your favorite reason appeared to be at the web the easiest thing to take into account of. I say to you, I certainly get irked even as other folks think about worries that they just do not know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the highest and defined out the entire thing without having side effect , other people could take a signal. Will likely be back to get more. Thank you

]]> By: Raffy from Brazil http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/09/13/bill-gates-risk-taker/comment-page-1/#comment-103438 Raffy from Brazil Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:59:05 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2164#comment-103438 By the way, I apologize if my post seems completely misplaced. I just know that Tim's blog is probably one of the top places where knowleadgeable people gather therefore here I am, searching for wisdom. By the way, I apologize if my post seems completely misplaced. I just know that Tim’s blog is probably one of the top places where knowleadgeable people gather therefore here I am, searching for wisdom.

]]> By: Raffy from Brazil http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/09/13/bill-gates-risk-taker/comment-page-1/#comment-103436 Raffy from Brazil Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:46:50 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2164#comment-103436 ANYONE HERE THAT HAS SOME EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE ON AUTOMATIZATION, I'm looking for a little random advice to help me think straigt and act right. My father's got a pretty successful electrical engineering company here in Brazil and he's the Superman-do-it-all of it. He has put his WHOLE time and life on it. A couple of years ago he started burning out of all the effort, but is still keeping his business. The cup will be passed on to me if I want, which I do but I'm no electrician and also still want to keep living my life outside of the work. Thus I'm looking to apply what I learnt in T4HWW and automatize as quick as possible. I already started making my moves. I need an Elance type website for the Portuguese speaking world. Does anyone knows of one? Some case studies would be VERY, VERY welcome to help me guide through this as I also have to prove to him that this is possible and it won't kill the company in the process. I can be easily reached at cabeludorafael-at-gmx-.-de. I'll also be checking this post for any tips, tricks and the like. Cheers all, Raffy from Brazil ANYONE HERE THAT HAS SOME EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE ON AUTOMATIZATION,
I’m looking for a little random advice to help me think straigt and act right.

My father’s got a pretty successful electrical engineering company here in Brazil and he’s the Superman-do-it-all of it. He has put his WHOLE time and life on it. A couple of years ago he started burning out of all the effort, but is still keeping his business.
The cup will be passed on to me if I want, which I do but I’m no electrician and also still want to keep living my life outside of the work. Thus I’m looking to apply what I learnt in T4HWW and automatize as quick as possible. I already started making my moves.

I need an Elance type website for the Portuguese speaking world. Does anyone knows of one?
Some case studies would be VERY, VERY welcome to help me guide through this as I also have to prove to him that this is possible and it won’t kill the company in the process.

I can be easily reached at cabeludorafael-at-gmx-.-de.
I’ll also be checking this post for any tips, tricks and the like.

Cheers all,

Raffy from Brazil

]]> By: Jackie http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/09/13/bill-gates-risk-taker/comment-page-1/#comment-100213 Jackie Thu, 26 May 2011 16:40:45 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2164#comment-100213 Bill Gates decision was a calculated risk; well though out and well planned. It's not like he jumped in head first without a solid plan. Life is full of risks; sometimes not taking a chance is a risk by itself because you risk not ever reaching your dreams. Bill Gates decision was a calculated risk; well though out and well planned. It’s not like he jumped in head first without a solid plan. Life is full of risks; sometimes not taking a chance is a risk by itself because you risk not ever reaching your dreams.

]]> By: Don Schreffler http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/09/13/bill-gates-risk-taker/comment-page-1/#comment-84494 Don Schreffler Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:02:03 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2164#comment-84494 Brilliant is correct, no doubt. He was speaking recently about how it was a no-brainer to go short the long term US treasury bond market. Proven correct as of late. Not only a brilliant thinker but capable of communicating his premises and conceptual conclusions clearly, in print, as well. Definitely on my would-love-to-have-dinner-with list Brilliant is correct, no doubt. He was speaking recently about how it was a no-brainer to go short the long term US treasury bond market. Proven correct as of late. Not only a brilliant thinker but capable of communicating his premises and conceptual conclusions clearly, in print, as well. Definitely on my would-love-to-have-dinner-with list

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