January 2012
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December 2011
7 posts
“The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the...”
– steven johnson
Shervin: The Ride of A Lifetime. →
shervster:
“We ain’t even spose to be here…If you escaped what I escaped, you’d be in Paris getting f’d up too…That s**t cray.” - Jay-Z
“It’s not, like, ‘We’re here! We’re balling harder than everybody.’ “It’s like, ‘I’m shocked that we’re here.’ Still being amazed, still not being jaded. Having so…
November 2011
2 posts
October 2011
5 posts
September 2011
4 posts
August 2011
5 posts
July 2011
4 posts
why?
one of my favorite questions to ask is why. especially when people have a choice (generally, at least in this country, most of the time, we do. yes there are some instances when people don’t).
the other day i was talking to someone who had just joined a startup. im very familiar with the startup - i know all of the founders and most of the employees. i was excited for her. i asked her why...
June 2011
8 posts
father's day '11
my dad has spent his life serving others. and today, a sunday and father’s day, is no different. he’s at work. i’m hoping to talk to him on the phone later.
he serves strangers. my dad is a neonatologist - he cares for premature babies. his time (60-100+ hours/week), energy, emotion and talent are dedicated to saving the lives of those who can’t save themselves. to...
May 2011
3 posts
on msft
recently i sent a friend of mine a few articles/blog posts about steve ballmer, msft and the skype deal. needless to say, the articles didn’t come down on the positive side for steve and msft.
i sent them because i knew it would spur some good thinking and perspective.
see the response:
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In 1999 the year before Ballmer took over as CEO, MSFT earned $7.785 billion in net income. In...
April 2011
4 posts
thoughts on the tech bubble
recently i forwarded an article about the purported tech bubble to a friend. see his thoughts below. needless to say, he’s not a VC :)
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Part of the reason the housing bubble lasted as long as it did was because there was no good way to short it. You could short it indirectly by shorting homebuilders, etc., but what you really wanted to do was short the mortgage of the guy down the...
March 2011
3 posts
February 2011
6 posts
The Definitive Collection of Rad - Voltron of... →
tilt-shift, light painting and idiosyncratic processing
