I had the pleasure of attending a black tie awards ceremony organized by PEN last night. PEN is … Continuar leyendo «Interesting PEN event»

Check it out! It’s absolutely hilarious and incredibly well done. Be sure to click on the shaver and … Continuar leyendo «The Pomegranate Phone!»

I had the unfortunate experience of living Parkinson’s Law first hand. Parkinson posited that because people within bureaucracies … Continuar leyendo «Bureaucracy in Action»

I just came across a fantastic blog post by Jeffrey Kalmikoff who is the entrepreneur behind Threadless. Love … Continuar leyendo «Work smarter and harder»

When you create a startup there are many people to discourage you. The most common refrain is “this … Continuar leyendo «The value of positive advisors»

I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good … Continuar leyendo «On the duality of ambition :)»

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I loved the movie. Clive Owen and Julia Roberts have great chemistry. The plot and dialogue are fun … Continuar leyendo «Duplicity is tons of fun!»

Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to … Continuar leyendo «Wall Street Investment Banking Explained»

There is a great series of articles on entrepreneurship in the latest Economist. Check them out: http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13216025

«The movement that built the first national democracy was not triggered by an uprising of the masses; nor … Continuar leyendo «On entrepreneurship and democracy»

Over the last 25 years, the fight against HIV has seemed hopeless. Every attempt at a vaccine or … Continuar leyendo «Interesting progress in the fight against HIV»