I Trust Donald Trump Because He Fired Me
It went on for hours. I went to the meeting knowing that my prospects weren’t great. Still, I fought. I appealed to…
Alphabet (née Alphabet) has some great $-churning businesses: Search/Adwords, Display/Adsense, and YouTube. Diane Green’s cloud efforts, Waymo, and DeepMind most often get labeled as the “next initiative likely to turn major.” But what about Google Maps? I’m long Google’s…
Yes, this post is just 100% an excuse for me to use this photo of Snoop and me. But, also…
“Never waste your suffering. … Suffering just happens, constantly and randomly, and if you don’t make anything out of it, then it happened to you for no reason. But suffering can also be the greatest possible invitation to transform — but only if you accept that invitation, and…
An IntroductionI want to start by thanking my friends and family. I couldn’t ask for better. Frankly, you’re all better than I deserve. Your kind words of support (and your anger at your TV’s!) have helped me escape this bizarre experience relatively sane (or as sane as…
A pretty cool documentary airs tonight on CNBC, 20 under 20: Transforming Tomorrow. It follows the selection process for the inaugural class of the “Thiel Fellows”. I saw an early version and really liked it. Edited together in the style of a reality tv show…
What’re your expectations?
Steve Jobs was in this zone when he talked about dogma in his wondrous Stanford speech:
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other…
Interesting article in the NY Times about what Google has learned about hiring over the years. The highlights:
1) GPA & standardized test scores were uncorrelated with employee performance.
2) Ability to answer…
I started this post with just thoughts on my pathetic AMD stock. Mainly, it’s become clear that everyone in the world right now seems to hate AMD (at least its stock). AMD is around its 52 week-low of $13 declining from ~$40 in the…
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