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Grab A Bunk In The Dot-Com Dorm

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the are-the-amenities-enough dept.

airrage writes "According to this Washington Post article, the University of Maryland has created "dot com" like dorms complete will all the necessary executive perks: wood desks, leather chairs, wireless, whiteboards; all to encourage entrepreneurship. Apparently, it's working too. Twenty of the students have created their own start-up firms, and six are already generating revenue."

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  1. Bookkeeping LIES! by ticklemeozmo · · Score: 1, Redundant

    How may of the 6 that have posted profits have lied about their bookkeeping? :)

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  2. what about profit? by miltimj · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "six are already generating revenue"

    Yeah, but what about profit??...

    They could run the business into the ground with expenses, sell a cup of lemonade on the corner, and consider themselves "generating revenue"...

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  3. Re:I think that sums it up... by warpSpeed · · Score: 2, Redundant
    Scenario 1: Bob and Ted

    Thats Bill and Ted, and thier Excelent Venture, Dude!

    Scenario 2: Bob and Ted

    This venture is run by Bob and Alice, because it involved crypto.