A startup is like a mosquito
“A startup is like a mosquito. A bear can absorb a hit and a crab is armored against one, but a mosquito is designed for one thing : to score. No energy is wasted on defense. The defense of mosquitos,…
Quotes
A Test for Truth
I read Andreessen Horowitz’s article Why AI Will Save the World, and this passage jumped out to me. Here Horowitz is talking about people who truly believe that AI will destroy humanity or the fabric of society: ‘My response is…
Creativity & Knowing Everything
Date: November 9 2017 “The creative person wants to be a know-it-all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient history, nineteenth century mathematics, current manufacturing techniques, flower arranging, and hog futures. He never knows when these ideas…
Shackleton
July 29, 2017 “Scott for scientific method, Amundsen for speed and efficiency but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton” Sir Raymond Priestly
Abundance
I was rereading Abundance by Steven Kotler and Peter Diamandis (Founder of the X Prize), on this hungover saturday morning. In the first chapter Abu Dhabi’s project to build a post petroleum city, Masdar, to tackle the future scenarios of…