August 2010
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“[C]uriosity illuminates the correct path to anything in life. If you’re not...”
– Pharrell, in conversation with neuroscientist Dr. V.S. Ramachanran. (via tumblinerb)
July 2010
81 posts
MoneyBall for Startups: Invest BEFORE... →
The Illusion of Transparency « You Are Not So... →
The Misconception: When your emotions run high, people can look at you and tell what you are thinking and feeling.
The Truth: Your subjective experience is not observable, and you overestimate how much you telegraph your inner thoughts and emotions.
Should software that powers implantable medical... →
jayparkinsonmd:
Software is an integral component of a range of devices that perform critical, lifesaving functions and basic daily tasks. As patients grow more reliant on computerized devices, the dependability of software is a life-or-death issue.
There is a general principle involved: that software with the ability to harm as well as help us in the physical world needs to be open to...
“I think the only lessons you ever actually learn in life are the ones you pay...”
– Michael Laine’s comment on AVC
A VC: Sunk Costs (via fred-wilson)
“We all only live once. So we are obligated to make good use of the time that we...”
– WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
(via, about) (via spytap)
Oy. (via mikehudack)
“The motivation is to be better. There’s been room for improvement for me as a...”
– Sean Combs
Forget Brainstorming →
toldorknown:
Brainstorming in a group became popular in 1953 with the publication of a business book, Applied Imagination. But it’s been proven not to work since 1958, when Yale researchers found that the technique actually reduced a team’s creative output: the same number of people generate more and better ideas separately than together.
None of us are as dumb as all of us.
(via...
SFMOMA SELECTS SNØHETTA TO WORK WITH MUSEUM ON... →
(via hydeordie)
“people say, ‘oh yes, business is difficult and there’s a crisis.’ but the truth...”
– diane von furstenberg (via sarazucker)
Christie's to Sell Property From the Collection of... →
(via hydeordie)
“You hear people in the Valley always say ‘I want my entrepreneurs to be hungry.”...”
– Video: Chris Sacca Helps Founders Cash Out Shares Early
Love that Sacca. (via secondverse)
Y Combinator: Elementary Worldly Wisdom →
A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business
Charles Munger, USC Business School, 1994
A streetcar for Oakland? A student shares his plan →
“Therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: just DO things....”
– Charlie Hoehn (via kareem) (via tedr)
“Glenn Danzig: I can remember taking Misfits stuff around to record labels in...”
– eMusic Q&A: Danzig interviewed by Christopher Weingarten (via catbird) (via whitneymcn)
RIAA Accounting: Why Even Major Label Musicians... →
gshellen:
Why when people ask me if my band hopes to “make it big” I just say, “I just hope we can keep playing.”
(via bmull)
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A Quick Primer On Why Everyone Thinks The Economy... →
spiridellis:
Three months ago, everyone was jubilant: The economy was headed for a v-shaped recovery, job growth was kicking in, and consumers were about to start spending, spending, spending again.
But…
