Great speech on the five trends reshaping the global economy
mai 21, 2013 · < 1 min read
Dominic Barton, the managing director of McKinsey, recently gave an insightful speech at Stanford Business School. I encourage … Continuer la lecture de « Great speech on the five trends reshaping the global economy »
Is risk aversion really the fear of feeling?
mai 15, 2013 · < 1 min read
Check out this interesting Harvard Business Review article: http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2013/05/the-unexpected-antidote-to-pro.html
Great article on optimal take rates in Internet businesses
mai 9, 2013 · < 1 min read
Bill Gurley is a partner at Benchmark and an investor and on the board of Uber, OpenTable and … Continuer la lecture de « Great article on optimal take rates in Internet businesses »
The latest Tomb Raider is fantastic!
mai 9, 2013 · < 1 min read
I have always been partial to third party action adventure games like Drake Unchartered and the latest Tomb … Continuer la lecture de « The latest Tomb Raider is fantastic! »
Don’t blame the Internet for your failings!
mai 9, 2013 · 2 min read
Paul Miller, a technology writer for The Verge, decided to spend 365 days offline. No email, Google, Facebook, … Continuer la lecture de « Don’t blame the Internet for your failings! »
The class notes from Peter Thiel’s Stanford class are a must read for all entrepreneurs
mai 9, 2013 · < 1 min read
I just finished reading through all of them and found them very insightful. Some sections are useful to … Continuer la lecture de « The class notes from Peter Thiel’s Stanford class are a must read for all entrepreneurs »
The John McAfee story is fascinating!
mai 9, 2013 · < 1 min read
I just came across his engrossing story in a recent copy of Wired. In many ways entrepreneurs, myself … Continuer la lecture de « The John McAfee story is fascinating! »
I have a confession to make: I am addicted to white powder!
avril 6, 2013 · < 1 min read
No not the kind you are thinking about. I am talking about the much more expensive and dangerous … Continuer la lecture de « I have a confession to make: I am addicted to white powder! »
Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces
mars 27, 2013 · 6 min read
As you know, I love operating and investing in marketplaces. It’s been interesting over the years to observe … Continuer la lecture de « Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces »
Could it be that stock photography is the best business ever?
mars 27, 2013 · 2 min read
What is surprising about this business to me is how high the take rate is. Most marketplace business … Continuer la lecture de « Could it be that stock photography is the best business ever? »
Be a doer!
mars 4, 2013 · < 1 min read
The Man in the Arena « It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out … Continuer la lecture de « Be a doer! »
Make them dream!
mars 1, 2013 · < 1 min read
« If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them … Continuer la lecture de « Make them dream! »
Raising money from VCs is just like dating!
février 20, 2013 · 4 min read
The first two times I raised VC money, until success simplified things, it occurred to me how the … Continuer la lecture de « Raising money from VCs is just like dating! »
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
janvier 25, 2013 · < 1 min read
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever … Continuer la lecture de « Invictus by William Ernest Henley »
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
janvier 24, 2013 · < 1 min read
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, … Continuer la lecture de « The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost »
337 – 352 of 977 Posts