Gravity

I had the opportunity to see Gravity tonight. We have discussed at length the great work Elon Musk is doing with SpaceX. Gravity is certainly the closest I have been to the concept of “being in space.” Its cool to see it on the big screen in 3D if you have the opportunity.

Bill Gates and the Start of Microsoft

It may have been the most momentous purchase of a magazine in the history of the Out of Town News stand in Harvard Square. Paul Allen, a college dropout from Seattle, wandered into the cluttered kiosk one snowy day in December 1974 and saw that the new issue of Popular Electronics featured a home computer […]

Brad Stevens Can Coach

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9018653/shaka-smart-brad-stevens-butler-vcu With Brad Stevens being selected as the new coach of the Boston Celtics I thought about this awesome profile of Stevens and Shaka Smart from March 2013. I love Phil Jackson’s approach to leadership called process based coaching. Here are some great quotes from the article: Both are committed to positivity on the sideline, […]

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