part iii: area vs volume: triangles and pyramids

this post is the third and final post in a miniseries of three posts that have been posted over apr 26th-28th here on frank’s new blog. today’s post (part iii: “area vs volume: triangles and pyramids”) thinks about the "connection" between pyramid schemes and multi-level marketing. for part i: the multiple levels of multi-level marketing, click here. for part ii: my neighbor the…entrepreneur?, click here.

APR 28

area vs volume: triangles and pyramids

when people hear about multi-level marketing, many times their first thoughts jump to fears of nefarious schemes: pyramid schemes, ponzi schemes, scams. this stems in part from living in an era of history where distrust of others runs rampant. we are afraid of being duped. of being embarrassed. of something being too good to be true. doubt runs the world of business, and for those without strong business accumin this is particularly a recipe for disaster. however, I might suggest that under the right guidance success is guaranteed.

important formulas:

area of a triangle = base times height divided by two (b*h/2)
volume of a pyramid = length times width times height divided by three (l*w*h/3)

an important recognition: any three points, if you connect them, form a triangle. the space between them, the area, is the space over which these connections have influence. triangles appear in nature all around you. there are trianglar rocks, triangular leaves, triangular plants, triagular boats...at least, there are things like these that have triangular shapes hidden within them. the triangle is three points of strength.

when we talked about pyramid selling a few days ago, I mentioned that it was an unfair association between pyramid schemes and multi-level marketing. first of all, the distribution of weight in a pyramid is actually ideal. try tipping over a pyramid. pyramids are some of the strongest and oldest structures built by man. some have even been around for thousands of years.

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the results collected from the above google form, which serves as supplemental material to this miniseries, will be discussed in a future follow up break down post.
I hope you have enjoyed this miniseries as much as I have.

-frank