"Startups are important because they are small; if the size and complexity of a business is something like the square of the number of people in it, then startups are in a unique position to lower interpersonal or internal costs and thus to get stuff done."

Despite myriad reassuring market signals, namely improved dong sentiment (evidenced by the absence of premium on unofficial USD/VND and an expected continued surplus of over USD2bn in the country’s balance of payments despite a likely [petrol fueled] customs trade deficit widening given an improving structural flow [i.e.

CR note: This is an important topic on trying to understand the number of excess vacant housing units in the US. Unfortunately the various surveys do not match up with the decennial Census data. It appears the vacancy rates in the HVS survey are way too high - yet this is the data most analysts use to estimate the excess number of vacant housing units! In other words, most reported estimates are way too high. The good news is the Census Bureau is trying to understand why ... From economist Tom Lawler (Lawler identified this issue and pushed for this review):