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Re:Ask HN: What was your biggest business mistake? on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @01:46PM (#1887461)
if you're about to a make a third business mistake, then why not stop it before you do?
ours was about 2K. although, they overbilled us at nearly 3K so make sure you get estimates in writing.
Re:The $555,000 Student-Loan Burden on Sunday February 14, 2010 @08:59PM (#1125709)
This is what happens when the government interferes with the free market! The supply of virtually unlimited, guaranteed federal loans has created a moral hazard. Loan companies don't care to hand out risky loans because they have the backing of the federal government. Since students have access to so much "free" money, they are entering colleges in droves, effectively bidding up tuition prices for the rest of us. Without such a supply, loan companies would be much more stringent (tuition would come down) and some students would not be able to enter college. While this may sound bad, its not because certain college degrees are becoming worthless anyway and some students have no business of earning degrees in human resources management from the University of Phoenix.
Re:Business School is a Joke on Sunday February 14, 2010 @08:49PM (#1125692)
I agree that it is somewhat useful to have these ancillary classes such as marketing, finance which would complement well with a degree in engineering i.e. computer science, materials science, biomedical etc.