One of the things I’ve been interested in lately is the position of power structures in society. Debt is one such power structure that looks different when you examine it. Rather than something that enables…
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Deliberate Practice
I recently finished Daniel Pink’s book Drive, and it had some really fascinating components that got me thinking. One of the core principles of the book regards flow and mastery. Mastery is something that can…
Too Many Startups?
I recently applied to an incubator program (like Y-Combinator) where I would get a small amount of funding, 4 months, a mentor and office space to further build out the company I started this past…
Business Plan Competitions
I recently competed in two different business plan competitions, and came in first place in each of them. For the first competition, I was going up against two other individuals who had started their own…
Blogs In General
Today, for the first time in a while, I checked my Google Reader. For those who don’t know, it basically compiles updated blog entries from different sites and blogs I have chosen to follow. I…
“Lean” Blogging
As my one reader knows, this blog has almost no reach. However, I’m ok with that because I am using it as more of a way for me to practice clear thinking. I also intend…
Starting Polyphasic Sleep
I recently finished Tim Ferriss’s newest book, the Four Hour Body. The entire book is packed with ways to hack the human body and gain strength, get bulk, lose weight, injury-proof the body, etc. One…
Social What?
In two short weeks, I am going to Chicago to pitch my business idea at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization conference. To prepare, several students selected to go on the trip have been meeting with a…
Making Business School Worth It
I recently finished The Entrepreneurial Imperative by Carl Schramm, President of the Kauffman Foundation for entrepreneurship. In the book he spends a lot of time talking about the need for business schools to teach entrepreneurship…