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

Ron Garret, an LA based venture capitalist, recently posted a hilarious and very true analysis of the top … Continuar a ler “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 … Continuar a ler “The Departed is awesome”

I was pleasantly surprised if a bit shocked to see that Ben Affleck can actually act, showing sensitivity … Continuar a ler “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 … Continuar a ler “The Illusionist is great”

With apologies the French Internet Entrepreneurs I have not met yet. As part of my whirlwind tour of … Continuar a ler “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 … Continuar a ler “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 … Continuar a ler “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 … Continuar a ler “Red Doors is delightful”

My last posting showed how deliberate practice overwhelms differences in natural ability to explain the success of top … Continuar a ler “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 … Continuar a ler “A Star is Made”

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

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

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

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