The key to success is knowing that from just a handful of two dollar bills, a garbage bag that can hold all of your belongings, and an extreme insecure desire to be liked, all things are possible.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
-Margaret Mead, anthropologist who worked as a curator at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Pacific Peoples. The western section of Theodore Roosevelt Park was named after her. (via nycgov)
this is one of my all time favorite quotes. i just love it.
(via fred-wilson)
What Would Derek Zoolander Say About Crowdfunding?
By Christina Chan & Joe Wallin
I don’t want to bring you back to your high school days (aren’t we all glad those days are over?), but remember when you sat down for a test and your teacher said “Remember to read all the instructions before starting”? …
Director Fees Update: Substantial Nexus and the Property Factor
By Garry Fujita
On August 27, 2010, we addressed the taxation of director fees in the article, Washington State B&O Tax on Director Fees. In that post, we addressed the substantial nexus requirement that is necessary before Washington may extend its B&O…
It follows that the belief that there is a significant chance that we will one day become posthumans who run ancestor-simulations is false, unless we are currently living in a simulation. A number of other consequences of this result are also discussed.
Under30CEO Top 100 Young Ents to Watch
Check out the nerd 2nd from the bottom. In all honesty I am honored to get such an award. I am also very nervous that people are now “watching me.”
My interview on MO.com
Interesting interview, I got asked a bunch of questions I don’t normally hear which was refreshing. Apparently my pull out quote is about not letting passion blind you.
Adam Lieb's Blog: How to pitch to investors who will never use your product
I am a huge Shark Tank fan, I have seen every episode. I watch it with my wife who is notoriously skeptical about new things. 30 seconds into just about every pitch she tells me “that is dumb, I would never use that.” We always get into the discussion about whether or not she is the actual…
We could be celebrating the New Year by ripping out the fiber optic cables that are sending copies of all our emails to the National Security Agency. But instead, Congress is planning on ringing in 2013 by re-authorizing parts of the FISA Amendments Act, the controversial 2008 bill that allows Americans speaking to people overseas to be surveilled without warrants.
