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Resident expert in all things gekko
I watch the movie WallStreet almost weekly. I have done so for the last 3 years. There are nuggets there. There are also major learning lessons in the Forbes list. I spot the steady players and read up on em. No Joe Kumars there.
I also started playing with the "gekko" character online by playing with the name a bit. Even giving him his own website. www.roadtoforbes.com. Who knows. Maybe there someday. I LOVE this forum... Good thread Jscott Gekko/gecko The softer side of Gordon Gekko > Hi Dien, > You have this fascination with the movie > character Gordon Gekko and so do I. > I wouldn't necessarily want my sister to > marry the guy, but some of the principles > (the legal ones, that is) he stands for and > uses can be valuable lessons for of us who > are in business. > Your post was of particular interest to me > because I am writing a book on Timing the > Stock Market. The Forbes 400 examples that > you mentioned about the need to take > "calculated risks" will likely be > incorporated into my sales letter. > But what about our friend Gordon Gekko? > Because the entire Gekko thing is about > gaining an advantage for making profitable > stock market decisions -- and the Forbes 400 > examples are not -- do you think this can be > effectively used in a sales letter as well > ... or do you think most people will be > turned off by the illegal tactics Gekko uses > to achieve his goals? > Any thoughts? > Robert Campbell |
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