Great Discussion with Ron Chernow on George Washington
December 14, 2010 · 
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Ron Chernow is one of my favorite authors. He wrote amazing epic biographies on Alexander Hamilton and Rockefeller … Continue reading “Great Discussion with Ron Chernow on George Washington”
The Secret History of Silicon Valley
October 25, 2010 · < 1 minute
Great Google Tech Talk by Steve Blank on the military origins of Silicon Valley.
If
July 8, 2010 · < 1 minute
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; … Continue reading “If”
So true!
April 23, 2010 · < 1 minute
“There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face” – Ben Williams
Why entrepreneurs should never retire!
March 26, 2010 · 3 minutes
This poem about an idling Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson brings to mind what might happen to an entrepreneur … Continue reading “Why entrepreneurs should never retire!”
My speech at TEDx Paris on the love of entrepreneurship
February 8, 2010 · < 1 minute
For the French speakers among you.
Great TED Talk: Solve Problems by Changing Perception!
January 12, 2010 · < 1 minute
Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man
Great TED talk by Dan Gilbert on our inability to estimate odds and value
January 10, 2010 · < 1 minute
Great quote on friendship
January 9, 2010 · < 1 minute
“Our friends’ happiness is the essence of friendship.” – Stephane Trano
You are not rational as you think you are!
May 22, 2009 · < 1 minute
I am a big fan of Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational. His amusing presentation at TED goes through … Continue reading “You are not rational as you think you are!”
Amazing TED Talk: Juan Enriquez: Beyond the crisis, mindboggling science and the arrival of Homo evolutis
April 20, 2009 · < 1 minute
On the duality of ambition :)
April 9, 2009 · < 1 minute
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good … Continue reading “On the duality of ambition :)”
On entrepreneurship and democracy
March 16, 2009 · < 1 minute
“The movement that built the first national democracy was not triggered by an uprising of the masses; nor … Continue reading “On entrepreneurship and democracy”
John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873), On Liberty
October 23, 2008 · < 1 minute
“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, … Continue reading “John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873), On Liberty”
Interesting quote on love
December 7, 2007 · < 1 minute
“I have stressed the fact that the beloved person is a substitute for the ideal ego. Two people … Continue reading “Interesting quote on love”
Optimism
December 1, 2007 · < 1 minute
It is the formidable character of the species to routinely seek the improbable, the difficult, even the impossible, … Continue reading “Optimism”
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