1) Lose 2) Claim it was rigged Now..... 3) Gain 30 pounds, grow a beard and find a new "cause" 4) Setup companies designed to profit from your new cause 5) Win Nobel "Peace" Prize
Much better than the alternative of winning.
fredwilson
· 2 years ago
:)
bijan
· 2 years ago
That was so funny.
You are right though. that was fixed.
and i'm still the defending champ :)
jlarrison
· 2 years ago
It is completely ridiculous to decide a tiebreaker by having someone guess how much money is in someone’s pants pocket. This isn’t ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ it is a legit contest and should be treated as such. This Blackberry Challenge is a competition based solely on skill and experience and has nothing to do with luck.
There should never have been a question of the contest being rigged, which it clearly was, if the event organizers had put together a real tie-breaker skill contest.
If they need some ideas for a tie-breaker, here are a few from the top of my head:
- Posting on a blog from a Blackberry - Reading a long email and replying with an intelligent ‘No not interested response’ - Opening a large Excel attachment and finding the total run rate of a business. - Checking a stock price - Or even writing a note to someone without being noticed.
Now, that is a real contest. We want a rematch!
howardlindzon
· 2 years ago
Canada vs. US in the next one and winner will be paid in canadian dollars for sure.
some good ideas below by the way for tiebreakers
Michael Bailey
· 2 years ago
Clearly, one of those two were using steroids - I think there should be some mandatory testing in '08.
fredwilson
· 2 years ago
I think they were also on beta blockers
Gcnno
· 2 years ago
:)
Fred333
· 2 years ago
I looked fixed to me.
Robert Seidman
· 2 years ago
I heard Sorkin was taking huge doses of HGH in the weeks leading up to the competition. I think there should be blood testing next year.
Kendal H
· 2 years ago
Fred, you do not watch enough price is right. If he guessed 26, and you thought it was higher, the logical guess would have been 27! Come on... should have been all over that!
rossdunn
· 2 years ago
I love it! But I do wonder whether I heard a french judge in the background... that would explain a lot.
Oddly Fred I have been reading your column for a long time and never knew that much about you or what you look like. It is good to see the man behind the words. Especially in a Miss Blackberry pageant :-D
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1) Lose
2) Claim it was rigged
Now.....
3) Gain 30 pounds, grow a beard and find a new "cause"
4) Setup companies designed to profit from your new cause
5) Win Nobel "Peace" Prize
Much better than the alternative of winning.
You are right though. that was fixed.
and i'm still the defending champ :)
There should never have been a question of the contest being rigged, which it clearly was, if the event organizers had put together a real tie-breaker skill contest.
If they need some ideas for a tie-breaker, here are a few from the top of my head:
- Posting on a blog from a Blackberry
- Reading a long email and replying with an intelligent ‘No not interested response’
- Opening a large Excel attachment and finding the total run rate of a business.
- Checking a stock price
- Or even writing a note to someone without being noticed.
Now, that is a real contest. We want a rematch!
some good ideas below by the way for tiebreakers
Oddly Fred I have been reading your column for a long time and never knew that much about you or what you look like. It is good to see the man behind the words. Especially in a Miss Blackberry pageant :-D
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/