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brilliant thinking is rare but courage is in even shorter supply than genius

Have a vision Think big Ignore the naysayers Work your ass off. Give something back

#1 Live in Agreement with Nature – The Stoic Goal of Life #2 Live by Virtue – It Is the Highest of All Goods #3 Focus on What You Can Control, Accept What You Can’t #4 Distinguish Between Good, Bad, and (‘Preferred’) Indifferent Things #5 Take Action – The True Philosopher Is a Warrior ofContinue reading “Jonas Salzgeber – 10 Key Principles and Beliefs of Stoicism”

Engineering Question – Can you create exponential technology instead of incremental improvement? Timing Question – Is now the right time? Monopoly Question – Are you starting with big share of a small market? People Question – Do you have the right team? Distribution Question – Do you have a way to deliver product. Durability QuestionContinue reading “Peter Thiel – 7 Questions Every Business must Answer”

The best way to share an idea is to tell a story. The 7 steps to tell a compelling story.1. Keep your focus on the audience.2. Have a single message.3. Structure your story.4. Create characters.5. Include the facts.6. Develop dramatic tension.7. Be aware of all the examples of stories around you https://www.inc.com/alison-davis/7-simple-ways-to-tell-a-compelling-story.html

Why I don’t watch the news anymore. The news is depressing and is not an accurate representation of reality. So instead, I use common sense and look at the data. I don’t follow what people say, I look at what they do. Life then becomes a lot simpler. That is why I am still optimistic.

AI is no longer a feature, it is the platform! Marc Andreesen talking about technology milestones ….Mainframes, PC’s, the Internet, the cloud…..and he has called the next one….AI. By being a platform, everything above the architecture gets rebuilt from scratch. No more Apps. Just your AI platform that plugs into your email, you voicemail andContinue reading “Marc Andreesen”

How to get Rich – without getting lucky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YX19JCHBxc

A friend of mine asked me to explain why everyone is talking about Blockchain and what is really the value. Well, I shared my best explanation, which I actually got from “Blockchain for Dummies”, a good common sense resource. I also shared that I think Blockchain is most compelling because it is a tool thatContinue reading “The value of Blockchain”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.