The light over the dining table is very memorable too.It's obvious that job didn't just fall off the back of a Home Depot delivery truck.That took some talented planning.Did you work with a design professional, or did you come up with plan for this yourself?

The things I am optimistic about in Pittsburgh is the continued impact of the universities to attract young talent and be a source of innovation.

You can't build long term success with rented talent.

You commentators are an impressive wealth of knowledge, what a great bunch of talent in BP.

If you are making money by expanding to other areas, a decent salary and a piece of the profits could buy this kind of talent possibly.

My father is apparently a fan of adult/playboy type of “talent” and tried to loop one out of Texas into his and Ron’s schemes that would have involed a ww2 plane and harassses others online.

You may learn you can make better money without slinging a paint brush, as fun as that is, learn first, then see what the best use of your time is and where your talents are, construction is a skill and can take time to acquire skills and knowledge in all aspects of a reno.

I, too, agree with his philosophy in that it is quite easy to make money in a prosperous industry whereas it can be quite difficult to make money in a declining industry even if you have very talented people working for you.Although Buffett has not explicitly stated his investment criteria, if you examine his deals during his peak years, you will find that he liked buying companies with ROEs greater than 20% (with low leverage) and a P/E ratio of around 8 to 12.

Adjust the commissions/bonus structure to incentivize the desired performance and make it sufficiently lucrative so you can attract and retain good talent.

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