There is ever more evidence that we humans are extremely primitive. Psychologists are demonstrating time and time again … Continuer la lecture de « Who’s Minding the Mind? »

The French have some extremely creative ads. This series of 3 TV ads was created for a prepaid … Continuer la lecture de « Think about it before committing yourself 🙂 »

Tim Hartford is engaging and entertaining. His book and column on Slate show the reasoning of an economist … Continuer la lecture de « Read The Undercover Economist »

It occurred to me a year ago that Bloomberg would make a great president. He has been a … Continuer la lecture de « Bloomberg for President »

Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun … Continuer la lecture de « Funny Elias Canetti quote »

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. You must be the change … Continuer la lecture de « Mahatma Gandhi quotes »

I had the pleasure of attending the movie premiere of 2 Days in Paris at the Alliance Française … Continuer la lecture de « 2 Days in Paris feels real and is tragically funny »

Patience: All the while, John Rockefeller, with the dogged patience that would defeat scores of embattled competitors, waited … Continuer la lecture de « Patience and Thrift by John D. Rockefeller »

« I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an … Continuer la lecture de « John D. Rockefeller Quotes »

The weather is great, skirts are shorter and this summer’s batch of blockbusters has been better than usual. … Continuer la lecture de « I love this summer 🙂 »

Psychology Today has a great article on human nature. I am not sure I buy all the arguments … Continuer la lecture de « Ten Politically Incorrect Truths about Human Nature »

In many ways the Aucland TV ad, shown below was great. It won a Silver Lion in Cannes … Continuer la lecture de « The Inspiration for the Aucland TV Ad »

The Financial Times ran an amazing story on three French entrepreneurs in Afghanistan. I loved their quote on … Continuer la lecture de « Entrepreneurship matchup: France versus Afghanistan »

Massim Nicholas Taleb’s new book is insightful and surprisingly entertaining. While it has no predictive value – black … Continuer la lecture de « Speaking of uncertainty: read The Black Swan »

In many ways, I am not a typical entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are often risk taking, creative types who do … Continuer la lecture de « The nature of entrepreneurship: randomness, trial and error, and how intelligence can get in the way »