Comments on: JPG Magazine drama http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/15/jpg-drama/ Technology, politics, culture Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:26:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott Rosenberg http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/15/jpg-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Scott Rosenberg Fri, 18 May 2007 04:26:32 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1287#comment-664 Thanks. I've added some links above. Thanks. I’ve added some links above.

]]> By: VanOwen http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/15/jpg-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-666 VanOwen Fri, 18 May 2007 02:20:19 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1287#comment-666 http://kittyholmes.com/?p=217 http://kittyholmes.com/?p=217

]]> By: VanOwen http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/15/jpg-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-665 VanOwen Fri, 18 May 2007 02:19:48 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1287#comment-665 There's a good overview of the other side of the story here. There’s a good overview of the other side of the story here.

]]> By: engtech http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/15/jpg-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-663 engtech Tue, 15 May 2007 21:09:07 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1287#comment-663 This meme is all over flickr today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/artelisa/499540760/ This meme is all over flickr today:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artelisa/499540760/

]]> By: engtech http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/15/jpg-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-661 engtech Tue, 15 May 2007 17:32:03 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1287#comment-661 I'm *really* interested in hearing the other side of the story. How did he not see the bad PR potential? I’m *really* interested in hearing the other side of the story.

How did he not see the bad PR potential?

]]> By: Carlos http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/15/jpg-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Carlos Tue, 15 May 2007 17:22:58 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1287#comment-660 Your last couple of sentences distill the essence of business, any business. Unless you're a nonprofit, and sadly, not even in most cases, return on investment is the primary if not the sole consideration. Working with other people's money means they now have a say, and it can mean they have more of a say than you do. A corrollary to this is that the ideals of an individual can only map to the organization as far as their financial stake allows. If it's you and your close friends, the company can be anything you like. A publicly traded company, on the other hand, must return value to shareholders. All other considerations are secondary at best. Your last couple of sentences distill the essence of business, any business. Unless you’re a nonprofit, and sadly, not even in most cases, return on investment is the primary if not the sole consideration. Working with other people’s money means they now have a say, and it can mean they have more of a say than you do.

A corrollary to this is that the ideals of an individual can only map to the organization as far as their financial stake allows. If it’s you and your close friends, the company can be anything you like. A publicly traded company, on the other hand, must return value to shareholders. All other considerations are secondary at best.

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