I am off to Moscow and Kiev on business for 10 days. If any of you are there … Leggi tutto “Moscow & Kiev”

Ron Garret, an LA based venture capitalist, recently posted a hilarious and very true analysis of the top … Leggi tutto “Top ten geek business myths”

This is Martin Scorsese’s best movie in years. With an all star-cast that includes Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Di … Leggi tutto “The Departed is awesome”

I was pleasantly surprised if a bit shocked to see that Ben Affleck can actually act, showing sensitivity … Leggi tutto “Hollywoodland is good if a bit dark”

I might be on the way to earning the reputation as the nicest amateur movie critic in the … Leggi tutto “The Illusionist is great”

With apologies the French Internet Entrepreneurs I have not met yet. As part of my whirlwind tour of … Leggi tutto “The past, present and future of French Internet entrepreneurship!”

This movie consists of a collection of 16 short films about life, love and love of Paris in … Leggi tutto “Paris, je t’aime is amazing!”

I just read Gary Smith’s amazing mini-biography of Andre Agassi in Sports Illustrated. The story of his rise … Leggi tutto “Lessons in life: the humbling transformation of Andre Agassi”

Red Doors is a dark comedy about a dysfunctional Chinese-American family coming of age in New York. The … Leggi tutto “Red Doors is delightful”

My last posting showed how deliberate practice overwhelms differences in natural ability to explain the success of top … Leggi tutto “Live long? Die young? The answer is not in your genes”

If like me you loved the inquisitive mindset in Freakonomics where the authors ask numerous unrelated questions of … Leggi tutto “A Star is Made”

If you read this blog, chances are you know what the long tail is, but just in case, … Leggi tutto “The Long Tail”

Recent developments in sleep research are extremely interesting. The two most interesting findings are on the importance of … Leggi tutto “The state of sleep research”

Experts have been arguing for a while that real estate is over-valued by looking at a number of … Leggi tutto “Rent … unless you want to buy :)”

The recent Slate article on the deathstyles of the rich and famous is hilarious. I suppose, I found … Leggi tutto “Deathstyles of the Rich and Famous”