It’s hard to describe why, but somehow I find the sensation of gliding in untracked powder quasi-spiritual. For … Continuar leyendo «There is something magical about skiing in powder!»

Andy Weir’s book gripped me from the start. I typically don’t like books written in the first person, … Continuar leyendo «The Martian is Robinson Crusoe on Mars»

It’s also the best book he co-wrote with Mark Greaney. I suppose the bar is not very high … Continuar leyendo «Command Authority is Tom Clancy’s best book in years»

In The Case for Optimism I outlined both why we are better off than we have ever been … Continuar leyendo «50 reasons why this is the greatest time ever»

My good friend Saar Gur who is a general partner at Charles River Ventures just posted a brilliant … Continuar leyendo «Fantastic presentation on customer acquisition»

I spent most of 2013 living with the consequences of the life changing decisions I made in late … Continuar leyendo «2013: The Dawn of a New Beginning»

We live in difficult times. Financial crisis, sovereign debt crisis, euro crisis, Syrian conflict, global warming. We are … Continuar leyendo «The Case for Optimism»

Last year I finally resolved my internal cognitive dissonance between my profound optimism about humanity and my pessimism … Continuar leyendo «Video of my LeWeb Keynote: The Case for Optimism»

Loic Lemeur asked Jeff Clavier and me to react to Arnaud Montebourg’s presentation at LeWeb and ask him … Continuar leyendo «LeWeb 2013 Interview of Arnaud Montebourg»

I found a wallet on the floor in the Promenade des Anglais this Sunday. I was thinking of … Continuar leyendo «Good karma»

For $99.99 per year you get the access to the full Office suite including Outlook, Publisher and Access. … Continuar leyendo «Office 365 Home Premium is the way to go if you are in the market for Microsoft Office»

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I was an AT&T Wireless customers for years. They had worse reception in New York than Verizon but … Continuar leyendo «If you travel internationally switch to T-Mobile»

I have had the privilege to see Henry do his “Mary Meeker” impersonation as he effectively flies through … Continuar leyendo «Henry Blodget’s Slides on the Future of Digital: 2013 are a must read»

By Otilia Aionesei Humans tend to be very optimistic about their individual lives – for instance we buy … Continuar leyendo «Notes on the future of humanity based on Matt Ridley’s book The Rational Optimist»