Comments on: The Marshmallow Test http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Can delayed Gratification make you rich? | Simplistic Thoughts http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-834714 Can delayed Gratification make you rich? | Simplistic Thoughts Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:34:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-834714 [...] The Marshmellow Test - [Editor’s note: This is an op-ed by Perry Wu, chief executive of BitGravity, a content distribution company, a long-time entrepreneur and former venture capitalist.] I was up in the mountains this past weekend, watching the kids run … [...] [...] The Marshmellow Test – [Editor’s note: This is an op-ed by Perry Wu, chief executive of BitGravity, a content distribution company, a long-time entrepreneur and former venture capitalist.] I was up in the mountains this past weekend, watching the kids run … [...]

]]> By: BitGravity pipes video through the web, raises round » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-824051 BitGravity pipes video through the web, raises round » VentureBeat Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:38:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-824051 [...] called this strategy “The Marshmallow Test” in a guest editorial for VentureBeat. In the story, a researcher put a marshmallow in front [...] [...] called this strategy “The Marshmallow Test” in a guest editorial for VentureBeat. In the story, a researcher put a marshmallow in front [...]

]]> By: BitGravity Raises $2.5M from Allen & Co. and Sling Founder « NewTeeVee http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-824041 BitGravity Raises $2.5M from Allen & Co. and Sling Founder « NewTeeVee Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:05:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-824041 [...] that’s by design; the company was founded in 2006 by Wu, a former venture capitalist who thinks you should prove you have a business before taking other people’s money. BitGravity has a [...] [...] that’s by design; the company was founded in 2006 by Wu, a former venture capitalist who thinks you should prove you have a business before taking other people’s money. BitGravity has a [...]

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]]> By: BAILEY http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-656154 BAILEY Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:26:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-656154 As black as Newgate's knocker As black as Newgate’s knocker

]]> By: VentureBeat » BitGravity officially launches content delivery network http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-559526 VentureBeat » BitGravity officially launches content delivery network Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:08:48 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-559526 [...] Wu wrote contributor post for VentureBeat here. [...] [...] Wu wrote contributor post for VentureBeat here. [...]

]]> By: myWattle Business Opportunities » Blog Archive » The Entrepreneur’s Marshmallow http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-502266 myWattle Business Opportunities » Blog Archive » The Entrepreneur’s Marshmallow Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:16:48 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-502266 [...] VentureBeat: The Marshmallow Test, which was done back in the early 1960s by Walter Mischel with 400 four-year olds at Stanford University. [...] [...] VentureBeat: The Marshmallow Test, which was done back in the early 1960s by Walter Mischel with 400 four-year olds at Stanford University. [...]

]]> By: Chris Marino http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-493810 Chris Marino Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:38:50 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-493810 Perry, Although I agree that raising institutional capital too early can sometimes be a curse. Citing Google and PayPal don't prove your point. Quite the opposite. Correct me if I'm wrong but Google had $25M in the bank before they figured out their business and PayPal raised money, merged with another VC-backed company and was restarted after a failed attempt to become an on-line bank. Perry, Although I agree that raising institutional capital too early can sometimes be a curse. Citing Google and PayPal don’t prove your point. Quite the opposite. Correct me if I’m wrong but Google had $25M in the bank before they figured out their business and PayPal raised money, merged with another VC-backed company and was restarted after a failed attempt to become an on-line bank.

]]> By: Matt Marshall http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-493628 Matt Marshall Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:23:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-493628 Sorry, the headline spelling was my fault. Corrected! Matt Sorry, the headline spelling was my fault. Corrected!
Matt

]]> By: Yi-Wyn Yen http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-493586 Yi-Wyn Yen Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:53:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-493586 A really good read and interesting take on the marshmallow study. By the way, you spelled marshmallow incorrectly. A really good read and interesting take on the marshmallow study. By the way, you spelled marshmallow incorrectly.

]]> By: mathew johnson http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/comment-page-1/#comment-493432 mathew johnson Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:46:49 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/23/the-marshmellow-test/#comment-493432 not much to say other than the right-sidebar essay series is fantastic and i look forward to each new one - keep them coming! http://mattishness.com not much to say other than the right-sidebar essay series is fantastic and i look forward to each new one – keep them coming!

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