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analog31
on Dec 4, 2013
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Much of what investment bankers do is socially wor...
I've seen "too big to fail" apply to projects within businesses as well.
mathattack
on Dec 4, 2013
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Yes. Sometimes people forget than money already spent is a sunk cost. This is endemic in IT projects. "We have to get this in, we've already spent $20 million, and they'll fire us if we have nothing to show for it." Famous last words...
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