May 2012
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Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup - Class 13 Notes...
blakemasters: Here is an essay version of class notes from Class 10 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are mine.  Class 13 Notes Essay— You Are Not A Lottery Ticket I. The Question of Luck A. Nature of the Problem The biggest philosophical question underlying startups is how much luck is involved when they succeed. As important as the luck vs. skill question is, however, it’s very hard to...
May 21st
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April 2012
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“difficulty is not an indication of value”
– something i read on twitter, or was it hacker news?
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“I think failing is the best way to keep you grounded, curious, and humble....”
– How to Fail: Mark Pincus - Businessweek (via edial)
Apr 12th
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Steve Jobs: Focus
Great article and I just love the section on focus. Brilliant. I am reading the Jobs biography and I am loving it. http://hbr.org/2012/04/the-real-leadership-lessons-of-steve-jobs/ar/pr
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March 2012
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February 2012
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Feb 26th
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“Live for Greatness”
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Create like a God, command like a king, work like...
daredo: Quote of the day. This could just about be the recipe for succes as a startup founders and CEOs in general.  Photo credits Harold Edgerton, from here 
Feb 4th
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January 2012
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The New American Divide →
Great article with data about growing inequality in america.
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Jan 28th
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The rules of a creator's life.
creativesomething: Click to view a tad‒bit larger. And share with your friends, co‒workers, and creative icons.
Jan 18th
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going out on top →
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March 2011
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WatchWatch
Great keynote by Jack Dorsey of Square
Mar 29th
Exactly! The new NYT subscription plan makes no... →
My favourite quote from the article = “The New York Times’s legacy business is the printed newspaper. They charge less for a print subscription than an all-inclusive digital subscription, despite the fact that all print subscriptions include an all-inclusive digital subscription. This makes no sense. You pay less but get something that intuitively bears a significant real cost: hundreds of...
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February 2011
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Feb 24th
it was only a matter of time - china now 2nd... →
Feb 14th
WatchWatch
Great video from DLD - Interview with Andrew Mason (Groupon) and Dennis Crowley (foursquare)
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January 2011
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Monocle on Bloomberg →
TV series of Monocle on Bloomberg. I love the magazine and enjoy these snippets of televisual splendor.
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Square →
Quora won new product of the year at Techrunch’s Crunchies, but I think the real winner should have been the runner up. I really feel Square could disrupt and change a whole industry. Square limits the friction for payments and allows a whole sector of the economy that only takes cash payments (markets, kiosks, vendor) to come into the credit economy. This will be great for merchants and...
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September 2010
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The scramble for Africa →
my sister presented a documentary series on africa and independence. check it out!
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