So I recently read the book Click – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7901640-click – and it was very ok. The high level concept in it is interesting, but you can get the idea of most of the book from this summary diagram at the end. So there is an interesting concept in here, but not that interesting of a … Continue reading Click — Book Notes
The Spy and The Traitor — Book Notes I recently finished reading The Spy and the Traitor – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37542581-the-spy-and-the-traitor – based on a recommendation from a friend. (spoilers here) What a great read. Really good book, well written, lots of suspense, and honestly, it was hard to believe it was non-fiction. It’s a gripping story … Continue reading The Spy and The Traitor — Book Notes
I got to spend about a week in Mexico traveling with my brother, we did a few days in Cancun and a few days in Tulum. Here are a few notes from the trip and some places to go. We stayed both in the Cancun centro and in the hotel zone– the hotel zone is … Continue reading Notes from Mexico — Cancun and Tulum
Sometimes it’s helpful to know some reference numbers to estimate back of the envelope calculations. Here is a short list of some reference numbers. I also think knowing some of these numbers provides useful context for understanding political discussions. Metric Estimate Actual US Population 300m 330,068,304 World Population 8b 7,747,805,693 US Median Household Income $60k … Continue reading Back of the envelope reference numbers
Just finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book Talking to Strangers. I’ve liked Malcolm Gladwell books in general, have found them fun to read and though provoking. This one is… a bit darker. It’s still written in the engaging Malcolm Gladwell style but the topic is not really a business trick but more of what is … Continue reading Talking to Strangers – Book Notes
The tech news story of the last few months has been WeWork. A private company with a meteoric rise to an almost $50 billion valuation is about to go to an IPO, but the questionable math spooks investors, the IPO goes bust, the company is written down by ~$40 billion and the CEO is kicked … Continue reading Icarus for Startups — Bug or Feature?
Travel Reflection This was what I posted to my Instagram after arriving back to the US. After about four months traveling, many countries and continents, just got back to the US. I met so many good people along the way from all over the world, I feel very lucky. 🙏 Thanks to all the very … Continue reading Travel Reflection
Notes from Japan I spent about a week in Japan, which was the last stop on my trip. Right away you notice the trains. It’s a train culture. It seems to be one of the most effective train systems, both within Tokyo and intercity among other Japanese cities. I walked around and one of the first … Continue reading Notes from Japan
South Korea Notes I spent some time in Seoul, South Korea, here are a few notes from my trip. I spent the full time in Seoul. Though I had planned originally to go to Busan as well, I had been hopping around a lot of cities so just wanted to stay in one spot. I did … Continue reading South Korea Notes
Trump and the US Government as an International Embarrassment is an Understatement I’ve now been to a lot of countries in the last four months, and maybe met people from 50+ countries. It’s a common question to ask: “where are you from?” I say I’m from the US, and so some people ask about politics. … Continue reading Trump and the US Government as an International Embarrassment is an Understatement
