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Paul Miller, a technology writer for The Verge, decided to spend 365 days offline. No email, Google, Facebook, … Leggi tutto “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 … Leggi tutto “The class notes from Peter Thiel’s Stanford class are a must read for all entrepreneurs”

I just came across his engrossing story in a recent copy of Wired. In many ways entrepreneurs, myself … Leggi tutto “The John McAfee story is fascinating!”

No not the kind you are thinking about. I am talking about the much more expensive and dangerous … Leggi tutto “I have a confession to make: I am addicted to white powder!”

As you know, I love operating and investing in marketplaces. It’s been interesting over the years to observe … Leggi tutto “Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces”

What is surprising about this business to me is how high the take rate is. Most marketplace business … Leggi tutto “Could it be that stock photography is the best business ever?”

The Man in the Arena “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out … Leggi tutto “Be a doer!”

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them … Leggi tutto “Make them dream!”

The Future is Ours!

The first two times I raised VC money, until success simplified things, it occurred to me how the … Leggi tutto “Raising money from VCs is just like dating!”

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever … Leggi tutto “Invictus by William Ernest Henley”

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, … Leggi tutto “The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost”

“In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.” -Winston Churchill

I spent most of 2012 barreling down the path I set in motion in early 2011 (Looking back … Leggi tutto “2012: A Transition to New Beginnings!”