Jim Holt deftly tackles one of most profound questions in philosophy: “why is there something rather than nothing?” … Continuar leyendo «Why does the world exist is a thoughtful and compelling read»

It seems a foregone conclusion that 3D printing will change the world. It’s already revolutionized prototyping, and we’re … Continuar leyendo «3D Printing will change the world»

I had the pleasure of chatting with David while at Martin Varsavsky’s Tech Talk Menorca and was fascinated … Continuar leyendo «David Rowan’s experience at Singularity University is a must read for everyone interested in thinking and learning about the future!»

Sony has finally released a worthy successor to its series Z high end notebook which was extraordinary. The … Continuar leyendo «The Sony Vaio Pro 13 is the best notebook on the market»

As I reviewed Inferno I criticized Dan Brown for the poor writing and character development. The same cannot … Continuar leyendo «Murder as a Fine Art is a fantastic historical thriller!»

I am a big fan of thrillers and loved The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. Dan … Continuar leyendo «Inferno is a good summer read»

As you might have noticed from previous posts, I love skiing. As I am living in Cabarete these … Continuar leyendo «The skiing beach bum in me is intrigued :)»

As you can probably imagine given my recent blog post, Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces, marketplaces have … Continuar leyendo «Bill Gurley’s thoughts on marketplaces are a must read!»

I have been wondering of late if my rational heuristic driven approach to business selection is making me … Continuar leyendo «Am I ambitious enough?»

Dominic Barton, the managing director of McKinsey, recently gave an insightful speech at Stanford Business School. I encourage … Continuar leyendo «Great speech on the five trends reshaping the global economy»

Check out this interesting Harvard Business Review article: http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2013/05/the-unexpected-antidote-to-pro.html

Bill Gurley is a partner at Benchmark and an investor and on the board of Uber, OpenTable and … Continuar leyendo «Great article on optimal take rates in Internet businesses»

I have always been partial to third party action adventure games like Drake Unchartered and the latest Tomb … Continuar leyendo «The latest Tomb Raider is fantastic!»

Paul Miller, a technology writer for The Verge, decided to spend 365 days offline. No email, Google, Facebook, … Continuar leyendo «Don’t blame the Internet for your failings!»

I just finished reading through all of them and found them very insightful. Some sections are useful to … Continuar leyendo «The class notes from Peter Thiel’s Stanford class are a must read for all entrepreneurs»