January 2012
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Old Wisdom
Time passes too quickly. Enjoy your time.
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Quick look.
November 2011
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Importance of Balance
Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve been hustling since I was 14. All work, no play. Even Friday nights. Late Friday nights.
But Steve Jobs has taught me again, this time posthumously. After reading his biography, I’ve been amazed at the scope of time he focused on improving himself through teachings and meditation. His work exponentially improved as he improved.
Ultimately, work is something...
October 2011
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Steve's Still Teaching
As the world continues to mourn Steve Jobs’ death, more as a visionary than that of a CEO, a Bloomberg News report released today made me ponder.
On his death certificate, it lists Steve’s occupation not as the cofounder of Apple, but rather as an entrepreneur in high-tech business.
Leave it to Steve to continue teaching us lessons after his death. As if his wisdom from the...
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A visionary who changed the lives of the world. Steve has touched my life and inspired my creativity forever.
September 2011
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Curated Takeaways from Smash Summit
I’ve curated the biggest takeaways from Smash Summit, a marketing conference in New York City organized by Dave McClure and 500 Startups. The summit focused on marketing strategies for various platforms to acquire customers and retain them.
Here’s a full summary of the notable individuals and content presented.
Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures (@fredwilson)
Prioritize attention in...
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Ownership v Digital Access
As we transition to the “cloud,” as everyone wants to call it, early adopters and thought leaders realize that the important component of ownership is purchasing access rights, not the actual products or content.
In theory, iTunes was the foundation of mass digital purchasing. The service empowered music enthusiasts to digitally own a collection of music. Yet, it even had a component...
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“Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
– Steve Jobs
A Lesson For My Future Investing Self
Few people are entrepreneurs. The smartest follow the crowd, setting off for Corporate America to collect a monthly payment called a salary.
But for the resilient few, entrepreneurship is the only path. It’s for the creators, the dreamers, the thinkers who lie in bed late at night brainstorming the next big thing, the ones who are never satisfied.
Some entrepreneurs or early employees...
June 2011
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Hello, Sandbox
I’ve been very fortunate during these last few years and have had the opportunity to meet countless intelligent people. As a result, I’m incredibly honored and humbled to join Sandbox, a network including some of the most young brilliant and proficient minds in the world. Here’s a description from its website:
Sandbox started in 2008 and is now the foremost global community of...
April 2011
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Modern Messaging Infographic
Many times I’ve found that people can’t communicate effectively or efficiently. They choose the wrong medium or channel to get a message across, and sometimes it even reflects so badly on the person that it prevents us from doing business with him or her.
At the end of the day, my theory is that your message dictates which communication medium you choose. There are various outlets we...
First Snow Day in a Winter Wonderland
I was a little older than you’d expect a world traveler to be.
While most people first play in snow as young children or beginning adolescence, I didn’t. For whatever reason, my family found it necessary to regularly go to the white sands of Mexico like clockwork. Many times, we went multiple times a year. But I never got to the white beaches of snow until this past winter.
Unlike a...
“Riding in a taxi one afternoon between very tall buildings under a mauve and...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gatsby's Age
A house that sat on the Gold Coast, the inspiration for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” and more famously known as Gatsby’s house, was tragically torn down yesterday due to its dilapidated state.
As an avid Gatsby fan—someone, in fact, who calls himself Gatsby—I’m both deeply saddened and inspired by this revelation. Far be it a cry that the American Dream...
December 2010
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The New Gatsby
My adoration for Gatsby is well-known. I have read the book over one hundred times on a continuous loop. When I finish it, I begin again on page one. I have embraced Gatsby. I have referred to myself as Gatsby, and others have called me Gatsby and Gatsby-like.
But many have apparently been unsure why I adore Gatsby. Without a lengthy explanation of beautiful constructed sentences and...
“Never lose the child like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us....”
– Randy Pausch