Alfred Marshall, Early Theorist Of Economic Development

All Alfred Marshall books here. 

From Gale:


The English economist Alfred Marshall (1842-1924) was the founder of the "new economics." He rejected the traditional definition of economics as the "science of wealth" to establish a discipline concerned with social welfare.

In 1890 Marshall's Principles of Economics was welcomed enthusiastically by economists and a popular audience as a revolutionary work in economics.

The content and method of Marshall's economics were largely original, but his basic assumptions were derived from the 19th-century belief that social reform depended initially upon the reform of character. He never doubted that every man sought his own, or at least his children's, best interest; that "work" purified human nature, stimulating personal and social progress; or that capitalism would be inherently progressive if it was made more efficient.

Jean Tirole Wins Nobel Prize for Studying Oligiopolies

French economist wins the Nobel prize for his work in studying the harmful effects of oligiopolies and monopolies.

A link to his books here.

Business Source Complete is a good place for his articles.

Small Business Financing

Here's some links to books on funding options for small businesses:

Small Business Financing
Venture Capital
Crowdfunding

Web Sources:

Texas Emerging Technology Fund
SBIR/STTR
SBA Loan Programs

Yahoo Finance Gets Political and Touts Yahoo Stock

I've noticed a major change at Yahoo Finance recently. Very hard-edged political articles (a big no-no for good investing) and articles that, well, appear to push the boundaries of conflict of interest. See this here (picture below). 

Food for thought. 

Most Popular YouTube Channels

AdAge has a list of the 25 most popular YouTube channels.

Good Golly, Miss Molly - well, it is free stuff, so I guess it skews a certain way.

Don't forget you can market to the niche long tail market (bigger overall volume by filling small niches). 

Wikipedia Hoaxes News Roundup

Here are some recent articles documenting maliciously wrong Wikipedia information, and even some articles about entirely fictitious entities. In many cases, the wrong information stayed on Wikipedia for years and was cited by other sources. Food for thought if you are using Wikipedia.

I Accidentally Started a Wikipedia Hoax

The 10 Biggest Hoaxes In  Wikipedia's First 10 Years

Read About the Infamous Nonexistent Battle That Stayed on Wikipedia for Five Years

Wikipedia's own entry on Wikipedia Hoaxes (yes, we know)

Austin Startup Blog

Blog devoted to startups in Austin. These tend to be cool companies: social media, software companies, laboratories and more.

A great resource for finding out how companies attract funding based on their business model and also who's HIRING.