Jamie Gull’s aerospace dreams. Here’s a short and sweet profile of a founder I once backed who has now launched an interesting deep tech venture fund. “From child pilot to aerospace engineer and then startup founder to VC, Jamie Gull’s […]
How to live forever and get rich doing it. “Peter Diamandis is five feet four and has pipestem legs, but his torso widens into broad shoulders, powerful biceps, and a craggy, Homeric head. The composite effect is of a genie […]
Math is still catching up to the mysterious genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan. This is really great for it’s explanation of his work in a way that I could follow. “Ramanujan brings life to the myth of the self-taught genius. He […]
How to stage a coup. “My first words are “Overthrowing governments is not easy,” and I tell you how to do it step by step. Now for the megalomaniac explanation for what happened next, which was a very rapid decline […]
I had no idea who this guy was. I guess that means I’m not part of the tech elites. This link is neither an endorsement of Yarvin’s views nor of the many biased claims made by the writer. ~ learn […]
“Mr. Hassabis, the chief executive of Google DeepMind, has been dreaming of A.G.I. for years. When he joined Google in 2014 through the acquisition of DeepMind, the artificial intelligence start-up he co-founded, Mr. Hassabis was one of a handful of […]
“Most people protect their identity. Andy Grove would rewrite it again and again. He started as a refugee, became a chemist, turned himself into an engineer, then a manager, and finally the CEO who built Intel into a global powerhouse. […]
I mean I’m only human so I’ll read it. But for real WSJ, not enough going on in business affairs? “The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising […]
This is a heck of a story! “This is the story of Jack Tramiel, one of the most explosive and ruthless founders the computer industry has ever seen. It is the story of four machines—the PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and […]
“Michael Aubrey shares his unconventional path—from investment banking to his family’s parking business—before using a search fund to acquire StatLab Medical Products. He discusses the challenges of entrepreneurship, including nearly running out of capital, and lessons from scaling businesses.” ~ […]