What did you do in the holidays…any reading?
As an new lecturer at CU-Boulder I had to brush up on my re-reading of my library of...
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Category: People & stories
Great post on what people don’t like sharing: failure and survivors
I read all Mark Suster’s posts and I recommend you do too. Mark stands out for me as he is well “traveled” in all respects of the word: in life, in business, and in investing. This makes his perspectives quite...
Read MoreA true entrepreneur’s advice: “Go with Your Gut Feeling”
I am a “car guy” and so I happened upon a great story on Autoblog today and I wanted to share the video and the story about Porsche collector Magnus Walker. To me it made me think of the “slow food” movement when watching…I felt...
Read MoreSome of Steve Jobs Rules of Success: "Dream Bigger"
Carmine Gallo of Entrepreneur Magazine posted an interesting article, here is a summary of what she thought of Steve’s key success factors: 1. Do what you love. Jobs once said, "People with passion can change the world for...
Read MoreA small gift can go a long way…
I was reminded recently that saying “thanks” with the smallest of gifts can really have an impact. In this case, one of my Stanford teams from last year met up for a dinner and they sprung a surprise on me! A small but...
Read MoreGetting off the corporate ‘hamster wheel’ (Part one)
Many years ago I woke up from a long sleep just like in the matrix (one of my favorite movies). I was inquisitive and wanted to try something new. I was like most corporate executives working hard, playing hard, a big mortgage,...
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