July 2010
7 posts
Entrepreneur Super Hero Archetypes
robgo:
I was a huge fan of comic books growing up, but what I always found amusing is that there tended to be certain archetypes of super heroes that would keep showing up. For example - the “simple-minded strong dumb guy” is well represented by the Hulk, The Thing, Collossus, and Mr. Incredible.
As early stage investors will all tell you - the quality of the founders is incredibly...
You Are Not So Smart →
giantrobotlasers:
Go check out this blog. Every post is excellent and covers another self delusion.
Great articles on important psychological truths.
Hail Mary, full of Maine
On October 3rd, I’ll be participating in the Maine Marathon.
Well, I’ll be participating if I get my act together! The marathon is 9 weeks away, and I’ve been putting in about half the distance I need to. This week, I kicked it up a notch with a hot & humid 8-miler down Jamaica Way. It’ll take an agressive schedule of adding 2 miles per week to get me where I need to...
Gaming and Education
thegongshow:
Speaking about gaming in general, to play a video games is to make many small decisions in a short window of time and instantly get feedback on those decisions. In that respect I think gaming helped my analytical skills in the long run, and it definitely helped my sense of exploration… I’m willing to make a decision without full knowledge, and then iterate quickly based on the...
My grandfather was a voracious consumer & collector of books. “Food for the mind,” he’d say. I’m lucky to share his value system.
The size of a serious collector’s library after 70 years of adult acquisition is unfathomable. I’d estimate he had over 6,000 books in his possession when he passed this spring.
Today over 6 hours, my parents & I catalogued...
The Creativity Crisis
infoneer-pulse:
roomthily:
Overwhelmed by curriculum standards, American teachers warn there’s no room in the day for a creativity class. Kids are fortunate if they get an art class once or twice a week. But to scientists, this is a non sequitur, borne out of what University of Georgia’s Mark Runco calls “art bias.” The age-old belief that the arts have a special claim to creativity is...
“For Woot, our vision remains the same: somehow earning a living on snarky...”
– Woot.com CEO Matt Rutledge’s letter to employees regarding the Amazon purchase.
File under “awesome.”
(via gbattle)
This press release is amazing. <3 Woot 