This is about Shark Tank- the TV show. Lots of people equate starting and investing in businesses to Shark Tank. It's the gold standard. The north star. The bee's knees. Any other superlatives you can think of.
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The first leg of what would become a life of many wonderful journeys, both mentally and physically, started here. Right where you are now: The University of Texas at Austin.
Read MoreLast week, I was on a business trip visiting one of my old haunts—the Marylebone district of London. It was a place that became the center of my business operations for a while. It’s also where I learned that there’s an art to failing.
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Don't we all have “singing frogs” in our lives? Not literally, of course. What I mean are…great things that seem so clearly incredible to us, but are invisible to everyone else.
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I have to admit… I’ve gotten to see a lot of spectacular things while doing various gigs around town—and around the world. However, the event I attended last Friday at Elon Musk’s Gigafactory was more extravagant than anything I have ever seen.
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When you find a good beach with a great, unobstructed view of the ocean, the shade of a swaying palm tree, powder-like sand to sink your toes into... why would you ever leave?
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If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that predicting the future is risky business. The global pandemic has amplified this even further. Therefore, a lesson learned is that no matter how much you predict and plan for the future, you must make sure your boat is seaworthy and prepare to get a little wet if necessary.
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There is a saying: perceptions are reality. Of course this is not true, and it’s important to untether yourself from the tyranny of how you think things will be, so that you may be open to other realities—perhaps more “real” than those you bring with you.
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It’s the most non-modern of ways to prepare. It requires sitting quietly and letting "it" happen. Some of the catalysts and causes are not exactly predicable or explainable. Yet, for the most part, it comes out okay.
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Base Operations, a company I have invested in, does threat analysis through map visualizations. They are now making their real time COVID-19 map free and accessible to the public, in hopes their technology can support you or the organizations you are involved with.
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How convenient to point the finger of guilt at everyone else. But as my uncle used to tell me, every time you point your finger at someone, three of your other fingers are pointing back at you.
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Why shouldn't we just stash our cash in the mattress and be assured to getting $1 back for every $1 we “deposited” in the mattress? Gesell thought that too, so he came up with a solution.
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When I think about the world of the near future, and what kinds of businesses and services will prosper, unfortunately, there are many new and severe challenges to address.
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To me, this story speaks to an almost romantic notion of enterprise, opportunity, and freedom. It's also a definition of a paradigm shift.
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It turns out that kindness is one of the most powerfully beneficial forms of “connectivity.”… I have always thought this to be one of the most wonderful mysteries of life.
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Like many (most) philosophical debates these days, socialism versus capitalism is a circus of false choices. In this article, William Taylor suggests what we should REALLY be talking about, and I couldn't agree more.
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What is it about this era that we lack confidence in humankind's ability to do good and prosper, in spite of such evidence of our positive headway?
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“There are thousands of human beings, animals, causes, ideas tended thoughtfully, lovingly, and yes, anonymously, by folks we never get to hear about. These are the doers of good deeds, who just do what they believe is their job. These are the unnoticed good deeds which are the fibers that make up the strings that bind us all. Yet their actions often go unheard, just like the falling of that solitary tree in the forest.”
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One’s skill becomes a craft when soul and destiny are tied to it. Often, this skill seems like something found, when in reality skill is a blossom made visible by the fertile soil of necessity. While necessity may be the soil, the rain which draws the bloom into our world is one’s proclivities.
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Leonardo’s wisdoms were for times like his, times like ours . They are uniquely suited, not just for survival , but also extreme accomplishment. All we must do is learn to “see” what is connected to what, and how it works.
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