I had the pleasure of attending a black tie awards ceremony organized by PEN last night. PEN is … Continue reading “Interesting PEN event”

Check it out! It’s absolutely hilarious and incredibly well done. Be sure to click on the shaver and … Continue reading “The Pomegranate Phone!”

I had the unfortunate experience of living Parkinson’s Law first hand. Parkinson posited that because people within bureaucracies … Continue reading “Bureaucracy in Action”

I just came across a fantastic blog post by Jeffrey Kalmikoff who is the entrepreneur behind Threadless. Love … Continue reading “Work smarter and harder”

When you create a startup there are many people to discourage you. The most common refrain is “this … Continue reading “The value of positive advisors”

I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good … Continue reading “On the duality of ambition :)”

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It’s hard to believe anyone could weave together a history of all the scientific fields – cosmology, astronomy, … Continue reading “A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson is a must read!”

I loved the movie. Clive Owen and Julia Roberts have great chemistry. The plot and dialogue are fun … Continue reading “Duplicity is tons of fun!”

Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to … Continue reading “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 … Continue reading “On entrepreneurship and democracy”

Over the last 25 years, the fight against HIV has seemed hopeless. Every attempt at a vaccine or … Continue reading “Interesting progress in the fight against HIV”