Prea is THE place to kite surf!
دسامبر 30, 2009 · 2 min read
After a few disappointing trips to Cabarete over Thanksgiving and late December where I was cursed with only 1 day of wind out of a combined 10 days there (granted … Continue reading “”
I loved Dear Undercover Economist
دسامبر 21, 2009 · < 1 min read
I was already a fan of Tim Hartford’s previous books The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life. It should not surprise you to hear that I loved Dear Undercover … Continue reading “”
Fantastic fireside chat with Loic Lemeur at LeWeb
دسامبر 10, 2009 · < 1 min read
I loved this year’s LeWeb. I met many great entrepreneurs and was truly impressed by the organization and the quality of the participants. Loic Lemeur, LeWeb’s founder, generously invited me … Continue reading “”
OLX featured in Business Week
دسامبر 10, 2009 · < 1 min read
Over the past few years OLX has largely been under the radar in the press given our small presence in the US leading me to coin OLX the largest website … Continue reading “”
Tanzania was memorable!
دسامبر 6, 2009 · 7 min read
Ever since I read about Tanzania in National Geographic Adventure, I had wanted to go, especially as I had never been on a safari. I originally considered a 10 day … Continue reading “”
SuperFreakonomics is a fantastic read!
نوامبر 29, 2009 · < 1 min read
Readers familiar with my book reviews already know of my keen appreciation for books relating to behavioral economics – including the original Freakonomics, The Undercover Economist, Predictably Irrational and many … Continue reading “”
Looking for an entrepreneurial stint: at what startup stage should you join?
نوامبر 11, 2009 · 2 min read
In the past few weeks I met a few seasoned executives who had reached a point in their lives where they had saved enough to take on additional risk and … Continue reading “”
Cognitive dissonance be damned: I am a pessimistic optimist!
اکتبر 21, 2009 · 6 min read
Over the past few years I have often felt like Cassandra with my dire and pessimistic economic predictions. This fundamental pessimistic outlook was so contrary to my fundamentally optimistic outlook … Continue reading “”
The cause of the financial crisis in one simple sentence :)
اکتبر 15, 2009 · < 1 min read
Read: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/opinion/14trillin.html?_r=3
Lessons from Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix
اکتبر 9, 2009 · 2 min read
I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the Liberty Media Net Leaders Forum. The forum was fantastic featuring great presentations from Mark Mahaney, the star Internet analyst from … Continue reading “”
Why is the US birth rate falling? Children offer a decreasing return on investment :)
اکتبر 8, 2009 · < 1 min read
I have always been a fan of Ben Stein’s articles. I find this one both intriguing and amusing: http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/magazines/fortune/children_value_benefits.fortune/index.htm
Interesting Article: Mark Zuckerberg: The evolution of a remarkable CEO
اکتبر 5, 2009 · < 1 min read
http://venturebeat.com/2009/10/02/mark-zuckerberg-the-evolution-of-a-remarkable-ceo/
Great article on interviewing programmers
سپتامبر 28, 2009 · < 1 min read
A must read: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/GuerrillaInterviewing3.html
The power of disconnecting
سپتامبر 7, 2009 · 2 min read
I bet that often in your life you have been faced with a seemingly intractable problem. After hours of frustrating work, you would be no closer to solving the issue … Continue reading “”
This explains everything! :)
آگوست 14, 2009 · < 1 min read
I just came across this great article which has me written all over it: Why The Smartest People Have The Toughest Time Dating
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